Post Doctoral Fellow
About The Position
The Infectious Diseases Division in Emory University’s Department of Medicine is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow / Early Career Investigator to support an NCI-funded project focused on improving cervical and breast cancer prevention in Kenya. The role bridges implementation science, epidemiology, and cervical cancer prevention, drawing on implementation lessons and existing data from the BREAKTHROUGH Center’s DADA LINK and MATITI YANGU studies. The work will inform cancer prevention, patient navigation, screening, and linkage to care. The fellow will devote 100% effort to the project for 12 months and lead day-to-day scientific activities under the mentorship of Dr. Michael Chung. This position is suited to an early-career investigator seeking expertise in global-to-local implementation science, cancer prevention and linkage to care, longitudinal clinical data analysis, patient navigation, and research career development. The fellow helps design and conduct research while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator. Duties include designing and evaluating experiments, developing research ideas, and preparing and publishing scientific manuscripts under the PI’s direction. The fellow may operate specific equipment, teach techniques, and train or supervise research staff. The initial appointment is one year, with renewal expected if progress is satisfactory and funding is available. Appointments are temporary research-trainee appointments and may not exceed five years. The position allows regular work from home, but requires the ability to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based on business needs and departmental guidelines. The employee must reside in Georgia. Emory may change remote-work status with notice.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree or equivalent (such as Ph.D., M.D., ScD., D.V.M., or DDS) in an appropriate field.
- Excellent scientific writing ability and strong oral communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively and collegially with colleagues.
- Additional qualifications as specified by the Principal Investigator.
- Must reside in the state of Georgia.
- Must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based on business needs.
Nice To Haves
- Doctoral degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Implementation Science, Health Services Research, or a related field, or completion of doctoral degree requirements before the fellowship start date.
- Training in epidemiologic or quantitative research methods.
- Experience analyzing clinical, public health, or longitudinal research data.
- Demonstrated interest or experience in cervical cancer prevention, HIV epidemiology or HIV care, women’s or reproductive health, implementation science, health services research, or global health.
- Experience with statistical programming or data analysis software such as R, SAS, Stata, or equivalent.
- Experience with scientific writing and research dissemination.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary research teams.
Responsibilities
- Help design and conduct research in the specified field while receiving advanced training from the Principal Investigator.
- Lead day-to-day scientific activities for the project under the mentor’s direction.
- Design and evaluate experiments.
- Develop new ideas that promote current research.
- Prepare and publish scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator.
- Potentially operate specific equipment.
- Potentially teach techniques to others and train or supervise research staff.
- Use implementation lessons and existing study data to inform cervical and breast cancer prevention, patient navigation, screening, and linkage to care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
