The Boston
University Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology is
seeking postdoctoral candidates for its T32 Training Program
in Cardiovascular Epidemiology awarded by the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute. Scholars will focus their training
on the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease such as coronary
heart disease, stroke, heart failure, and other forms of
vascular disease, following one of the training pathways:
statistical genetics and genomics, computational biology and
bioinformatics, or clinical epidemiology. Please visit
http://tinyurl.com/yecprrkm for additional program
information.
The successful
candidate will participate in training activities including
pathway-specific coursework and workshops, as well as
individual professional development workshops, one-on-one
professional counseling and career planning, grant writing
workshops, research seminars, journal internships, and working
on research projects with a Boston University senior
investigator on longitudinal epidemiological studies such as
the Framingham Heart Study, Long Life Family Study, Risk
Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal study, and other cohort
studies. All trainees will be supervised by their assigned
faculty mentor as well as by the program’s co-directors for
progress evaluation.
Earliest
Training Program Start Date:
April 1, 2024
Required
Qualifications:
1.
US Citizen or green card holder
2.
Ph.D. degree in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Computational
Biology, Bioinformatics, Genetics/Genomics or related field
or M.D. degree
Programming
skills (SAS and/or R) preferred
This position
is a postdoctoral training opportunity which provides a
bi-monthly stipend. The successful individual will be engaged
in a 2-year period of mentored advanced training and
professional development following completion of a doctoral
degree program. Boston University provides benefits for
employee postdocs (Postdoctoral Associate NRSA). Please visit
the Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs website
http://tinyurl.com/5xpy2wyr for details.
Interested candidates may apply by submitting the materials
listed below.
Please contact Dr. Vanessa Xanthakis, Principal
Investigator for additional information.
Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD FAHA
Associate Professor of Medicine and Biostatistics
Director of Research Training, Section of Preventive Medicine
and Epidemiology
e-mail:
vanessax@bu.edu
Boston
University is an equal opportunity employer. Under-represented
groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Please contact Donna
Gibson, Administrative Director (dgibson@bu.edu)
for assistance with the application process. |