Postdoc: Life-Course TBI & Dementia Epidemiology

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Erie (Erie County); Presencial; USD 52.000 - 78.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to join NIH-funded research on how traumatic brain injury affects cognitive decline and AD/ADRD across life.

The fellow will work with large longitudinal cohorts from Add Health, ARIC, CARDIA, and MESA to study TBI exposure, vascular risk factors, biomarkers, and neurodegeneration, with opportunities to publish and build an independent research program.

Formación

• Doctoral degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or a related field.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Experience with statistical programming (R, Stata, or SAS).
• Experience analyzing longitudinal epidemiologic data is preferred.
• Strong scientific writing and communication skills.
• An interest in TBI, dementia/ADRD, neuroepidemiology, aging, biomarkers, or related areas.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate on harmonizing TBI, cognitive, vascular, biomarker, and neuroimaging measures across large longitudinal cohorts.
• Examine the relationship between cumulative TBI exposure and long-term cognitive trajectories and dementia risk.
• Develop novel life-course approaches to understanding the intersection of TBI, vascular disease, brain aging, and AD/ADRD.
• Develop complementary independent research questions and manuscripts based on your own scientific interests.

Conocimientos

Quantitative skills

Analytical skills

Statistical programming (R, Stata, SAS

Scientific writing

Interest in TBI/dementia/ADRD

Educación

Doctoral degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or related field

Descripción del empleo

University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to join NIH-funded research on how traumatic brain injury affects cognitive decline and AD/ADRD across life.

The fellow will work with large longitudinal cohorts from Add Health, ARIC, CARDIA, and MESA to study TBI exposure, vascular risk factors, biomarkers, and neurodegeneration, with opportunities to publish and build an independent research program.