Harvard University, Statistics

Application ID:

Harvard University-Statistics-POSTDOC2 [#30554]

Application Title:

Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard in RL with Applications in Digital Interventions

Application Type:

Postdoctoral

Location:

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States of America

Subject Area:

Statistics / Statistics

Appl Deadline:

none (posted 2025/09/12)

Description:

Join us as a postdoctoral fellow in Professor Susan Murphy’s Statistical Reinforcement Learning Group. Our research concerns sequential decision making in digital health, including experimental design and reinforcement learning algorithms. We combine statistical methods with online reinforcement learning algorithms to develop reinforcement learning algorithms and inferential tools. The successful applicant will be expected to develop an innovative research program in sequential decision making. Our lab is involved in digital health studies in dental health, cardiac health, physical activity, mental illness and substance abuse across the world.

Basic qualifications: Ph.D. in Statistics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or Electrical Engineering at time of appointment is required.

The appointment will be for up to three years with annual renewal based on satisfactory performance and continued availability of funding.

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Contact: Jess Jackson

Email: email address

Postal Mail:

: Science Center 400 Suite
One Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138-2901

Web Page: https://statistics.fas.harvard.edu/