Postdoctoral Scholar for the Child Health Research Center

The Postdoctoral Scholar for the Child Health Research Center position is a term position that provides mentored training within a collaborative environment that integrates basic, clinical, and population sciences. The fellow will have the opportunity to work on externally funded projects related to early-life obesity prevention, nutrition security, responsive parenting, pediatric primary care–community integration, and health equity among underserved populations with and without special health care needs.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in public health, nutrition, kinesiology, psychology, human development, health services research, or a related field
• Strong methodological training in quantitative and/or mixed-methods research
• Record of peer-reviewed publications
• Grant-writing potential
• Knowledge of early-life prevention, health equity, child development, and research inclusive of children with disabilities and families of children with special health care needs
• Experience in implementation science or pragmatic trial design

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits comparable to those of an NIH postdoctoral fellow