Postdoctoral Trainee

Job ID: 580593
Job date: 2017-12-07
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Company : UNC-Chapel Hill 

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Role : Postdoc 


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Job Description:
We are seeking a candidate with doctoral training in an environmental health-related discipline such as exposure assessment, molecular or computational toxicology and biology, environmental chemistry, statistics, bioinformatics, geography, or epidemiology for an NIEHS funded T32 postdoctoral fellowship in Environmental Epidemiology. Two postdoc positions are available. The initial appointment period is 1 year with a maximum of 2 years of support. This fellowship is part of a robust training program, encompassing epidemiology, biostatistics and environmental sciences and affords the fellow the opportunity to pursue mentored research in their areas of interest. Fellows are encouraged to collaborate with UNC Investigators as well as adjunct training faculty at the NIEHS and EPA. This training program will prepare environmental health scientists to be future leaders in environmental health science collaborations.

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Due to Federally-mandated funding restrictions, the post-doctoral trainee MUST be a US citizen or permanent resident. Applicants should demonstrate an excellent academic record. Programming skills are required. Relevant work experience preferred. We seek individuals with high energy, creativity, curiosity, attention to accuracy, and the ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.The typical post-doctoral trainee will have completed highly relevant doctoral training in an environmental health-related discipline such as exposure assessment, molecular or computational toxicology and biology, environmental chemistry, statistics, bioinformatics, geography, or epidemiology and have been awarded a Ph.D. or its equivalent.


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The UNC Department of Epidemiology has a number of ongoing environmentally focused research projects, including projects focused on pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes, as well as adult-onset chronic diseases. Environmental epidemiology faculty in the UNC Department of Epidemiology have expertise in childrenâ??s environmental health, radiation, the built environment, disaster epidemiology, pesticide exposure, endocrine disruptors, air pollution, and GIS, as well as other areas. Training grant faculty and existing research ongoing in our department may be viewed here: http://sph.unc.edu/epid/epidemiology-research/environmentaloccupational-epidemiology-research/

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