Post Doctoral Associate

New Jersey's academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University-New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a highly motivated Post Doctoral Associate for the School of Public Health ( SPH). We seek an exceptional candidate to collaborate on an NIH-funded quantitative study on the impact of homelessness and housing services on maternal and infant health. For this position, the candidate will work under the direct supervision of project principal investigators (PIs) Drs. Mark McGovern and Dan Treglia; and will join a growing research team at the SPH and Center for State Health Policy with a strong publication and funding track record. The project will have a strong focus on health equity, with the goal of using advanced quantitative methods to identify how housing policy can be used to address health disparities.

Under direction of the PIs, the postdoc will lead data management and analysis of a linked administrative dataset comprised of New Jersey birth and hospital records, Medicaid claims, and housing service records. The postdoc will also implement quasi-experimental and causal inference methods in these data, assemble and summarize relevant literature, and will be encouraged to develop their own independent research program in maternal and child health and/or housing and homelessness policy. There will be opportunities for authorship on publications, presentation at national and international conferences, teaching, and collaboration on grant proposal development.

The position will have a start date between January and July 2026, depending on the needs of the project and the chosen candidate. Initial term of appointment is two years contingent on performance and is renewable contingent on continued funding and continued satisfactory performance.

Duties include:

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

The following documents will be required: