Postdoc Fellow — Violence Prevention & Behavioral Health

Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond invites applications for a Post‑Doctoral Fellow in the School of Public Health. The role focuses on federally funded research addressing gun violence, suicide, and related behavioral health outcomes under the mentorship of Dr. Nicholas Thomson.

Ideal candidates will have a Ph.D. in a related field, strong quantitative skills, and experience with longitudinal data analyses and manuscript development.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree by start date.
• Strong quantitative research skills and experience analyzing behavioral, clinical, or public health data.
• Experience with statistical software such as R, SPSS, SAS, Stata, or Mplus.
• Ability to lead or contribute substantially to scientific manuscripts.
• Demonstrated ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to peer‑reviewed manuscripts.
• Develop first‑author publications from existing and new data.
• Contribute to grant applications and develop independent proposals.
• Design and conduct analyses using longitudinal and experimental data.
• Support IRB submissions and regulatory documentation.
• Present findings at scientific meetings.

Skills

Statistical software

Quantitative analysis

Scientific writing

Manuscript leadership

Collaboration

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

Tools

R

SPSS

SAS

Stata

Mplus

Job description

Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond invites applications for a Post‑Doctoral Fellow in the School of Public Health. The role focuses on federally funded research addressing gun violence, suicide, and related behavioral health outcomes under the mentorship of Dr. Nicholas Thomson.

Ideal candidates will have a Ph.D. in a related field, strong quantitative skills, and experience with longitudinal data analyses and manuscript development.