* (posted 2021/02/18, listed until 2021/03/31)| Position ID: | Duke-SSRI-PDBARUFEB1 [#18160] |
| Position Title: | POSTDOC BARU FEB 2021 1 |
| Position Type: | Postdoctoral |
| Position Location: | Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States [map] |
| Subject Area: | Social Sciences |
| Appl Deadline: | 2021/03/31 11:59PM* (posted 2021/02/18, listed until 2021/03/31) |
| Position Description: |
Post-doc Position in Population Studies of Health Disparities, Forecasting Aging-Related Diseases and Genetic Regulation of Aging Availability: Immediately
An open research opportunity at the Biodemography
of Aging Research Unit (BARU), Social Sciences Research Institute, Duke
University for National Institute on Aging (NIA) funded projects. The applicant should have exceptional,
demonstrable, skill in academic writing and the ability to produce publication quality
manuscripts on an assigned subject with little supervision, at least during the
drafting stage. A proven track record of
independent publication in peer-reviewed journals as first or second author
with author contributions explicitly allocated in line with the above
requirement would be a strong plus.
Preferred areas of study include population studies, epidemiology,
statistical analysis of survival and longitudinal data. The ideal
candidate will have experience in analyzing large-scale population data,
experience with administrative and/or electronic health record data (familiarity
with Medicare/Medicaid preferred), hands-on experience with managing and
analyzing genetic data as well as familiarity with analysis of disease-related
risk and treatment effects. Strong
capability with either SAS, R or both is preferred. Analytic skills, experience
in mathematical modeling, and experience in other programming languages are a
plus. The position assumes pro-active communication on the part of the prospective
hire throughout his/her tenure of employment, and the ability to integrate into
and collaborate with a multicultural inter-disciplinary environment. This position is expected to last for at least
two years with further extensions possible pending continued funding and
satisfactory performance, but not guaranteed.
Day-to-day tasks will include a combination of data processing, analysis
and manuscript-drafting-related tasks.
An important component of the expected contribution from the new hire is
the ability to produce publication-quality manuscripts on one or more of the
following topics (with yearly performance evaluations being performance-based):
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