Post Doctoral Fellow

Emory University • Atlanta, GA

6h

About The Position

Emory University’s Department of Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health is hiring a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow. The fellow will receive advanced research training and mentorship from Dr. Joshua D. Wallach at Emory University and Reshma Ramachandran at Yale University while developing research skills and independence for a future career.

The fellow will contribute to a federally funded project conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The project evaluates evidence supporting patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures used in clinical research and pharmaceutical regulation, using systematic review and psychometric methodologies to assess the measures’ validity, measurement properties, applicability, and supporting evidence for use as clinical trial endpoints.

The successful candidate will lead one or two independent research projects intended for publication in high-impact medical journals and contribute to a grant evaluating the role of real-world evidence in clinical, regulatory, and policy contexts. Related opportunities may include work in clinical research methodology, meta-research, and the generation, evaluation, and synthesis of evidence for regulatory decision-making.

This is a temporary research-trainee appointment initially lasting one year, with possible renewal for a second year depending on funding and performance. The general appointment may be renewed when progress is satisfactory and funds are available, but cannot exceed five years. Salary is based on the NIH postdoctoral research salary scale.

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.
• Strong oral communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively and collegially with colleagues.
• Additional qualifications as specified by the Principal Investigator.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree in psychology, psychometrics, social science, epidemiology, clinical research, or a related field (PhD, ScD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent).
• Strong background in psychometrics, social science, or a related field.
• Experience with mixed-methods research, systematic reviews, clinical trial endpoint evaluation, and qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Programming experience using clinical research datasets, such as R, SAS, or STATA.
• Experience translating and disseminating research findings to broader audiences; preferred but not required.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a federally funded research project with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration evaluating evidence for patient-reported outcome measures.
• Use systematic review and psychometric methods to evaluate the validity, measurement properties, applicability, and evidence supporting PRO measures as clinical trial endpoints.
• Lead one or two independent research projects with the goal of publishing in high-impact medical journals.
• Contribute to a grant evaluating real-world evidence in clinical, regulatory, and policy contexts.
• Contribute to study design, systematic review protocols, literature searches, data extraction and analysis, interpretation of findings, manuscript preparation, and dissemination to scientific and policy audiences.
• Conduct and evaluate research and experiments, and develop ideas that advance current research.
• Prepare and publish scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator.
• Potentially contribute to related projects in clinical research methodology, meta-research, and evidence generation, evaluation, and synthesis for regulatory decision-making.
• May operate specific equipment, teach techniques, and train or supervise research staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree