Explore Academic Positions at Harvard Postdoctoral Fellow - Social and Behavioral Sciences Bookmark this Posting Print Preview | Apply for this Job Position Details Title Postdoctoral Fellow - Social and Behavioral Sciences School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Social and Behavioral Sciences Position Description The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of
Public Health seeks an outstanding individual for a Postdoctoral Fellow position to begin in the Winter of 2027 (start date is flexible). The successful candidate will participate in a NIH grant-funded project evaluating whether optimism and other positive psychosocial factors may lead to better cognitive health among older adults and biobehavioral mechanisms underlying these associations. Key pathways of interest
include physical activity and the gut microbiome. Research activities encompass primary data collection and secondary data analyses in large cohorts, including large-scale mobile data collection. The fellow will work with our highly interdisciplinary research group, including scientists with expertise in epidemiology, aging, psychology, environmental health, and gut microbiome.The Fellow will collaborate with faculty
mentors (Dr. Laura Kubzansky – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Dr. Fran Grodstein, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University) to explore key research questions, generate multiple publications, and help write grant proposals. The Fellow will be mentored to facilitate transition to independent research careers by emphasizing acquisition of analytic, writing, and other research skills. Further, the
fellows will have an opportunity to learn from our highly interdisciplinary, collaborative, and dynamic research group that meets regularly and includes leading scientists (and other fellows) with expertise in several disciplines including: epidemiology, gerontology, social determinants of health, environmental health, and microbiome among others.Primary Research Activities (70%).· General Research Activities.
Carries out independently, under supervision, and in collaboration, designated research tasks and projects, making use of selected methodologies (longitudinal designs, moderation and mediation, causal inference), library research (Pubmed searches, systematic review methods), and statistical analysis (data visualization, descriptive analyses, time series analyses, latent modelling, multilevel modelling).· Data
Summary from the source posting. Always confirm details on the institution's official career page.