• Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Scientist

    Fordham University (Bronx, NY)


    About Fordham:

    Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

     

    The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.

     

    Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

     

    Department: Psychology RH

    Position Summary:

    Reporting to multiple Principal Investigators, the Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Scientist works on work on the 3E Study, investigating how economic stressors and educational protective factors affect cardiometabolic and oral health outcomes among emerging adult college students. Responsibilities include data analysis (including cardiometabolic, self-report, and smartphone data). The candidate will assist in preparing manuscripts and conference presentations, oversee and mentor undergraduate/graduate research assistants, and complete other tasks as necessary.

     

    The position is renewable, contingent on funding.

    Essential Functions:

    Analyzes data.

     

    Prepares publications and conference presentations.

     

    Applies for additional funding.

     

    Mentors graduate and undergraduate research assistants.

    Required Qualifications:

    Ph.D. or other relevant graduate degree plus equivalent years of experience in Psychology, Public Health, Sociology, Education, or relevant quantitative social science.

     

    Minimum of one year of experience analyzing quantitative data from at least one large, longitudinal cohort dataset.

     

    Experience conducting quantitative data management and data analyses using statistical software

    Preferred Qualifications:

    Expertise in conducting quantitative data analysis in Stata and/or R.

     

    Experience with survey data, anthropometric data, daily diary data, and/or accelerometer/other wearable data.

     

    Experience writing successful Institutional Review Board applications and protocols.

     

    Experience writing manuscripts for academic journals.

     

    Minimum Salary: $60,000

     

    Maximum Salary: $70,000