Population Health Sciences
UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

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Virginia Commonwealth University has 2 faculty searches underway: 1) Infectious Disease Epidemiology and  2) Epidemiologic Methods.

Postdoc Research Associate – USC Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Haiman/Chen Research GroupThe University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the “Trojan Family,” which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university what it is.A postdoctoral research position in cancer and genetic epidemiology is available at the USC Center for Genetic Epidemiology within the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at USC. The applicant must have a Ph.D. (or equivalent qualification) with training in epidemiology, biostatistics and/or statistical genetics. The postdoctoral fellow will work directly with Drs. Chris Haiman and Fei Chen on analyzing risk factors, genetic (e.g. GWAS, whole-genome and whole-exome sequence, copy number variants, LoY, CHIP) and other omics data (e.g. metabolomics, proteomics, methylation, microbiome) from diverse cohorts including the Multiethnic Cohort study, the RESPOND African American prostate cancer study and other large-scale genetics consortia (e.g. NHGRI PAGE and PRIMED). In addition to cancer, non-cancer outcomes will also be examined including anthropometric traits, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and related biomarkers. Studies focused on developing multi-omics risk prediction models, rare and structural variant analysis and health disparities research will be available. Desired is an applicant familiar with many of the most common analytic tools for genetic association studies. In addition, they will participate in the presentation of their research and in the writing of publications. The position requires a highly motivated individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience: Training in epidemiology, biostatistics and/or statistical genetics

Preferred Field of Expertise: Epidemiology, biostatistics and/or statistical genetics

The annual base salary range for this position is $70,000 – $72,000. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

 

The University of Southern California strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.  Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at RUSH University Medical Center is recruiting a new Research Faculty Member for an open-rank, tenure-track, full-time position. The Department’s existing research portfolio addresses a broad range of factors relevant to health promotion across the lifespan, including lifestyle interventions for obesity and cardiometabolic disease, tobacco cessation, behavioral interventions embedded in primary care settings, maternal-child and women’s health, mental health, and health disparities. New faculty will join an active group of NIH-funded researchers and family medicine clinicians who have secured over $6 million in external research funding in each of the previous 3 years. See post here.The National Institute on Aging (NIA), Laboratory of Epidemiology and Populations Sciences located in Baltimore, MD, is seeking a talented and highly motived postdoctoral fellow to conduct population-based research in the field of sleep and aging epidemiology. The successful applicant will join the Sleep Health and Aging-Related Phenotypes (SHARP) Unit led by Dr. Tianyi Huang at the NIA Intramural Research Program (IRP). The research of the SHARP Unit focuses on elucidating the connection between sleep health and aging-related diseases, integrating traditional epidemiology approaches, multi-omics analysis, and advanced wearable technology. See post here.

The Wisconsin Maternal Health Innovation (MHI) program at Wisconsin DHS is looking for a Limited Term Employee (LTE) Data Specialist (part-time).

The purpose of the MHI program is to improve maternal health in Wisconsin through the convening of an interdisciplinary Maternal Health Task Force, improving state-level maternal health data and surveillance, promoting innovation in maternal health service delivery, and ensuring alignment of maternal health efforts across the state.

Since 2007, Wisconsin has collected data from mothers about their pregnancy experiences as a part of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). The MHI program is supporting an initiative to also collect data from fathers about their experiences around pregnancy. These novel data will help to improve our understanding of fatherhood experiences and how fathers impact the health of mothers and infants.

This position is responsible for supporting data activities as a part of the MHI program, including overseeing data collection from fathers. This position requires persons with excellent communication, attention to detail, project management, organizational and interpersonal skills.

Day-to-day activities include:

  • Sending surveys to sampled fathers
  • Tracking data collection activities and returned surveys
  • Organizing meetings with data collection partners
  • Creating data products
  • Collaborating with the Maternal Health Innovation/PRAMS Epidemiologist.                                                                                                                                                Ideal candidates are:
  • Available 20 hours/week for the position
  • Comfortable working remotely on a state-issued laptop and attending meetings virtually (reliable internet access is important)
  • Able to work in-person at the Madison, Wisconsin DHS office at least one day per week
  • Able to work a portion of weekly hours during standard business hours (Monday through Friday, 9am-3pm)
  • Knowledgeable of:

o   Wisconsin’s public health system and private health care systems

o   Maternal and child health

o   Data collection, analysis, and communication

o   HIPAA and confidentiality laws.

LTE (Limited Term Employment) positions are temporary, and the individual is limited to working 1,039 hours within a 12-month period. An applicant for an LTE position must be a Wisconsin resident at time of hire. If interested or for more information about the position, please send a cover letter and your resume to meg.diedrick@dhs.wisconsin.gov by Monday, March 10, 2025.

The University of North Carolina (UNC) has opened a search for tenure-track positions in CVD Epidemiology and Repro-Pediatric Epidemiology. UNC is an exciting place to work and grow, these positions will enhance our research programs and support our teaching and mentoring mission.  Please find links to the positions below for your consideration and to share with your networks.
CVD Faculty Position: Vacancy ID FAC0005372

https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/291096

REPRO PEDIATRIC Faculty Position: Vacancy ID FAC0005373

https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/291102

Michigan State University is hiring 4 population scientists at any rank and are open to hiring a lab group together as part of a university initiative. There will also be 4 computational biology hires. All will be located at our campus in Grand Rapids (minimal teaching) with the department appointment TBD but the epi and biostats hires will likely be in my department at MSU. I’m chairing the search for the initiative so please send any questions my way. Both postings are below. Feel free to share widely.

Tenure-track Investigator, Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch for the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health (DHHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Division of Population Health Research (DiPHR). See here for more information.
Center for Value-based Care Research (CVCR) at Cleveland Clinic is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow.Below is the link to the job application.Postdoctoral Fellow (US) – Infectious Disease Epidemiology Job Opening in Cleveland, Ohio – AcademyHealth Career Center
Oregon Health and Science received approval for an open rank faculty position in Health Systems Management and Policy at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health in Portland, OR. The position has been approved to start as early as September 2024, but we are realistically expecting our new colleague to start at some point later in the academic They will be reviewing applications starting later this summer, with interviews to begin in September. This is a 9-month, tenure track position organizationally based at Portland State University, with both research and teaching commitments.OHSU-PSU is particularly interested in applicants who can support our organizational theory and health systems core courses, and welcome complementary expertise in relevant areas that will support our MPH and PhD students in HSMP programs. Preferred candidates will be able to demonstrate teaching and/or research expertise in addressing health inequities from institutional, systems, policy and/or managerial perspectives, and contribute to advancing the School’s ongoing work on social justice, anti-racism, equity, diversity and inclusion.
Institute for Medical Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is hiring:
Data Specialist, Neonatal and Child HealthData Specialist, Integrated AnalyticsTechnical Project Manager II
The Department of Population Health Sciences has two open Health Study Technician positions open.  The Health Study Technicians will perform sensory and cognitive assessments, obtain anthropometric and blood pressure measures and interview research study participants to update their medical history and other lifestyle, behavioral and demographic information in accordance with study research protocols. For more information on this job, please see the listing here.
The Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of Maryland, College Park has two open faculty positions. One is for an assistant professor with a preferred specialization in health care management, best consideration: 10/27. The other is open rank (assistant or associate) with a preferred specialization in aging policy (e.g., long-term care services and supports), with a best consideration date of 12/1.  For more information, click here.
The SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE/PBS-ADMIN is seeking a Center Coordinator, see information here.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has an opening for the following position:

All information about the position and how to apply can be found in the online UW Hires job posting.

Other open positions can also be found on the IHME Careers page.