Postdoctoral Associate, Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health

Position Overview

The position involves evaluating cannabis exposure and associated risks among aging people living with HIV (PWH), focusing on geriatric syndromes and antiretroviral therapy (ART) failure and adherence. It utilizes longitudinal data from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) and the Mt. Sinai HIV cohort, combined with NLP algorithms applied to electronic health records (EHR).

Primary Responsibilities

• Contributing to the dissemination of findings, including:
• Preparing first-authored and co-authored manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals
• Conducting comprehensive literature reviews related to cannabis epidemiology, HIV, aging, geriatric syndromes, and/or methodological approaches used in the study
• Collaborating with the research team on publications aligned with the research group's aims
• Creating area-level and temporal measures, including:
• Contributing to the creation of area-level contextual metrics across data years and geographic regions
• Documenting procedures and processes for measure creation and validation
• Ensuring consistency and quality of measures across time periods and cohorts
• Contributing to the technical development of analytical variables
• Implementing quantitative bias analyses (QBA)
• Identifying bias parameters from the literature
• Developing models in conjunction with faculty to implement QBA methods
• Working with faculty to implement methods
• Supporting other study activities and operations including:
• Participating in regular study team meetings
• Presenting preliminary findings at study team meetings and works-in-progress presentations
• Aiding in the implementation of the study’s data sharing plan

Required Skills

• PhD or equivalent degree in epidemiology, health sciences, biostatistics, or a related field within the past 2 years
• Excellent communication skills in both spoken and written English
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Experience in epidemiologic methods and longitudinal data analysis
• Track-record of publication in peer-review journals

How to Apply

To apply, send a single PDF cover letter describing career goals, research interests, and reasons for applying, curriculum vitae, graduate school transcript, one first-author publication, and contact information for three references to Kara Magane: maganek@bu.edu

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.