Postdoc Fellow: Public Health Data & Cohort Analytics

Harvard University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvard University’s Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Population Wellness Lab, within the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences.

The lab studies adversity, trauma, and bereavement, leveraging the NHS cohorts to understand how social disruptions affect mental and physical health. Responsibilities include data management and analysis using R, SAS, Python and MPlus; manuscript preparation; grant writing; and project

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level degree in public health, social sciences, or related discipline.
• Successful defense of dissertation.
• Strong research skills including data collection, advanced analytical skills, and scientific writing.

Responsibilities

• General Research Activities: independently carrying out designated research tasks and projects, using longitudinal designs, moderation and mediation, causal inference, library research, and statistical analysis including data visualization, descriptive analyses, time series analyses, latent modeling, and multilevel modeling.
• Data Cleaning and Management: engaged in data management and cleaning of large datasets (N≈100,000) from the NHS cohorts and HPFS.
• Data/Statistical Analysis: processing, organizing, and summarizing data using R, SAS, Python, and MPlus.
• Acquiring Specialized Training: attending trainings and workshops to acquire new statistical skills.
• Reporting Results: submitting periodic project status reports and suggesting additional tests or modifications.
• Manuscript Support: organizing, drafting, and preparing manuscripts, progress reports, articles, and other publications, including reference management.
• Data Safety: monitoring data safety protocols and responsible conduct of research practices.
• Responsible Conduct of Research: applying best practices for data management and reproducible research, including commented code and R Markdown.

Skills

Strong research skills

Scientific writing

Project leadership

Mentoring

Education

Doctoral degree in Public Health

Tools

R

SAS

Python

MPlus

Job description

Harvard University’s Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Population Wellness Lab, within the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences.

The lab studies adversity, trauma, and bereavement, leveraging the NHS cohorts to understand how social disruptions affect mental and physical health. Responsibilities include data management and analysis using R, SAS, Python and MPlus; manuscript preparation; grant writing; and project