Description
The Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at North Carolina State University has an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated Postdoc (Doctoral-level Research Scholar) to join our ambitious team conducting research with an impact in the areas of infectious disease and environmental epidemiology. As a Postdoc, you will be given significant autonomy while benefiting from individual mentorship. Opportunities abound for a candidate interested in conducting timely research on rapidly evolving public health issues, with a focus on partner engagement and translation and dissemination of research findings. Additionally, you will experience working within our highly collaborative Department, which has a track record of successful federal funding and established multidisciplinary research collaborations in North Carolina, nationally, and globally. Lab website: https://rhealab.wordpress.ncsu.edu/
Responsibilities:
- Independently design epidemiological studies, perform data analyses and modeling activities, interpret results, and formulate conclusions.
- Conduct or supervise data collection and/or integration activities, as needed, using data from various sources (e.g., public health surveillance, human healthcare, animal health, environment).
- Prepare scientific publications independently and collaboratively.
- Contribute to grant proposal writing and/or develop new research ideas within the context of the lab’s general focus areas and prepare related grant proposals.
- Help mentor graduate students in the lab.
Requirements
Required skills:
- PhD or doctoral-level equivalent in epidemiology, biostatistics, data science, applied mathematics, biomathematics, ecology, environmental health, or related field
- Strong quantitative skills in epidemiology, biostatistics, and/or mathematical or computational modeling
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work both independently and in collaboration with a team
For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/220828
