Postdoctoral Associate in Health Policy and Management
Postdoctoral Associate in Health Policy and Management
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A postdoctoral fellowship is available with Professor Abigail Friedman in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Yale School of Public Health. Professor Friedman is a health economist whose research focuses on the policy drivers of tobacco and substance use. This postdoctoral fellowship will focus on a series of grantfunded projects investigating the policy determinants of tobacco/nicotine and cannabis product use.
The successful candidate will hold a PhD by the start of appointment be proficient in Stata with strong econometric skills and have experience executing differenceindifferences analyses using newer methods that address concerns about bias from heterogeneous and/or dynamic treatment effects. Attention to detail as well as the ability to work both independently and as part of a larger multidisciplinary team are critical for this role as collaborators include health economists mathematical modelers and policy experts across several academic institutions. Responsibilities will focus on data preparation coding and implementation of quasiexperimental analyses under the guidance of Professor Friedman preparing data tables and figures for presentation and manuscripts and contribution to manuscript revisions and project development at a level consistent with coauthorship. The candidate may also contribute to the development of new grant applications.
Successful applicants may come from backgrounds in a variety of fields including but not limited to economics health policy public policy and sociology. Priority will be given to applicants with an active interest in applying quasiexperimental research designs to understand the policyrelevant determinants of tobacco and substance use. Contingent on success during the postdoctoral periods opportunities for advancement within this research team may be available.
Start date: Winter/Spring 2025
Length of appointment: One year renewable for two additional years with possibility of promotion thereafter.
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Employment Type
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