Postdoctoral Trainee

The Department of Epidemiology is one of the seven departments located in the Gillings School of Global Public Health. The department's primary focus is to the development and application of research methods to understand the patterns and causes of health and disease, and the application of that knowledge to improving the health of populations. We provide strong training in research methods and opportunities for the application of epidemiology to a wide range of health problems through our research. The achievements of our faculty, staff, students, and alumni have enabled us to become one of the leading academic departments of epidemiology in the world. The department has 30 Tenured-Tenure Track / 7 Joint Tenure-Track Faculty, 25 Fixed Term / 3 Joint Fixed Term Faculty, 120 Adjuncts, 19 EHRA Non-Faculty, 15 Postdocs, 34 SHRA (Staff), 44 SHRA Temporary and 202 Students.The department's operating budget is 27 million a year.

A National Research Service Award ( NRSA) postdoctoral research fellowship is available in the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The position is funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH.

The goals are to support the training, career development, and professional growth of the post-doctoral fellow by fostering skills and knowledge in cardiovascular epidemiology. The post-doctoral fellow will participate with mentors, other faculty and peers in the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Program in authoring publications, making presentations at scientific and/or professional meetings, and developing grant support. Responsibilities of the post-doctoral fellow are to work towards enhancing his/her substantive and methodological skills in cardiovascular epidemiology and related disciplines.

A doctoral degree (PhD) in Epidemiology or a MD, DDS, PharmD, or DVM degree combined with training in epidemiology at the PhD or Master's levels is/are required.

Due to Federally-mandated funding restrictions the Post-Doctoral Trainee must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment.

A curriculum vitae reflecting scientific productivity in epidemiology, cardiovascular diseases and/or biomedical sciences is required.

Participation in this program requires a commitment of at least 40 hours per week on research and training, without supplemental compensation from the NRSA award. Trainees may be able to work a limited number of hours in addition to the 40-hour commitment, if explicitly approved by the Program Director based on its contribution to the fellow's training and professional development.

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