Duke University, NSOE-ENS & ECS
Position Description
Duke University invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar to join an interdisciplinary research team studying environmental exposures and immune system development in children. The Scholar will work closely with Dr. Kate Hoffman on a federally funded project focused on residential contaminant exposures during pregnancy and early life and their impact on childhood immune outcomes. Candidates with backgrounds in epidemiology, environmental health, biostatistics, or exposure science are encouraged to apply. Position Details: This position will support an NIH-funded study leveraging the Project HOPE 1000 pregnancy cohort, a large, longitudinal study based in Durham, North Carolina, to investigate how prenatal and early-life environmental exposures influence immune-related outcomes during pregnancy and early childhood. The project integrates exposure modeling, biomonitoring, and immune profiling to assess early-life susceptibility and long-term health impacts. The Scholar will work closely with Dr. Kate Hoffman to define and lead specific research objectives aligned with the funded aims. Responsibilities will include project management, coordination of data collection and analysis, manuscript preparation, and presentation of findings. Depending on prior experience, additional duties may include mentoring students or contributing to broader team efforts. This is a one-year position with the possibility of extension. The postdoc will receive dedicated mentoring and training, along with opportunities to develop independent research, present at scientific conferences, and pursue external funding. Qualifications: Qualifications include a PhD or equivalent in environmental health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or a closely related discipline. The successful candidate should be highly organized and have excellent oral and written communication skills, strong quantitative skills and a demonstrated interest in children’s environmental health, immune development, or perinatal epidemiology. Highly desirable areas of prior experience include: • Experience with epidemiologic study design and implementation, particularly involving cohort studies or large-scale datasets, is highly desirable. • Experience in managing human subjects research and handling sensitive data is preferred. • Strong quantitative skills, including proficiency in regression modeling, environmental mixtures analysis, and spatial methods using R. • Familiarity with exposure reconstruction techniques is a plus.Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.
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Application Materials Required:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site
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