Postdoctoral Associate

Posting Date: 08/23/2022


Closing Date: 10/31/2022


Job Information/Description:

Postdoctoral Research Scientist:
The Department of Surgery at the University of Florida is seeking qualified applicants for a postdoctoral position with the UF Health Cancer Center (https://cancer.ufl.edu/). This is an exciting opportunity to join the Population and Data Science Group (PoDS) that fuels innovation and impact in cancer control and population-based research in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. The UF Health Cancer Center is home to many leading cancer researchers in diverse fields.
Preferred Qualifications:
• A doctoral degree or equivalent (Ph.D., DrPH, M.D., D.V.M., DDS etc.) in Epidemiology, Public Health or a related field.
• Excellent scientific writing and strong oral communications skills
• The ability to work effectively, collaboratively, and collegially with colleagues
• Experience in performing statistical analyses using SAS, R or STATA programming language
We are seeking outstanding individuals focused on research related to cancer population sciences, including but not limited to the intersection of cancer and aging, data science, cancer early detection, cancer survivorship research, and health disparities. In addition to contributing to the ongoing epidemiologic and clinical research, the candidate will have the opportunity to explore own independent scientific interests and is expected to work toward developing a line of research in this area with an effort to obtain a career development award and/or other external funding to support an eventual faculty position.

Contact Information:

Qualified applicants should submit a letter of interest, CV, and names and contact information for three references. All items should be emailed to Peggy Ford at [email protected] Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.