Climate Health Postdoc: Mortality Analytics & Policy

Zymtronix Catalytic Systems Inc; Town of Ithaca, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contract College benefits

Job summary

Cornell University in Ithaca, NY seeks a full-time postdoctoral associate in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health. The role focuses on epidemiology of climate-related hazards, applying statistical and epidemiological models to mortality data and translating results for policymakers and practitioners.

Responsibilities include analyses of large datasets, producing manuscripts, coding research workflows in R and Python, and mentoring students.

Qualifications

• PhD in Epidemiology, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Public Health, Economics or related computational field.

Responsibilities

• Conduct epidemiological and statistical analyses of large complex datasets.
• Develop final publishable-quality tables and figures for inclusion in research manuscripts.
• Write and clearly document research code to clean, maintain, and analyze datasets.
• Manage data-related aspects of research projects.
• Lead and assist with the development of research manuscripts.
• Assist with the development of grant applications.
• The postdoctoral associate may mentor students in the research group and will work with collaborators at other institutions (nationally and internationally).

Skills

Epidemiology methods

Statistical analysis

R

Python

Data visualization

Scientific writing

Education

PhD in Epidemiology or related field

Tools

R

Python

Job description

Cornell University in Ithaca, NY seeks a full-time postdoctoral associate in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health. The role focuses on epidemiology of climate-related hazards, applying statistical and epidemiological models to mortality data and translating results for policymakers and practitioners.

Responsibilities include analyses of large datasets, producing manuscripts, coding research workflows in R and Python, and mentoring students.