Postdoctoral Associate Position in Pharmacoepidemiology, Perinatal Epidemiology, and Causal Inference
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Job Location:
New Haven, CT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Posting date: November 15th 2025
Title of the Position: Postdoctoral Associate
School: Yale School of Public Health
Department: Department of Environmental Health Sciences Yale Center for Perinatal Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology
Anticipated Appointment Date: February 15th 2026
Fixed Term: One year Full-time (renewable)
The Liew lab at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and the Yale Center for Perinatal Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology (CPPEE) is inviting qualified individuals to apply for a Postdoctoral Associate position in the multidisciplinary fields of pharmacoepidemiology perinatal epidemiology and causal inference starting on February 15th 2026 or soon thereafter. The position is a one-year full-time role renewable contingent upon performance and funding. The position is supported by a Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) project. The Postdoctoral Associate will collaborate with a renowned national and international team to develop cutting-edge epidemiologic methods and investigate the heterogeneity of medication effects during pregnancy and child development. The Postdoctoral Associate will have opportunities to work with the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC) in Denmark as well as with US MarketScan data and Yale electronic healthcare data. The research partners include the Yale Pharmacoepidemiology Working Group (Yale PEW) and the Practical Causal Inference (PCI) lab at UCLA.
Candidates should possess a PhD preferably in epidemiology biostatistics and/or health data sciences. Candidates with research experience analyzing longitudinal cohort or health registry data using causal inference methods as well as those with research interests relevant to perinatal or pharmacoepidemiology are preferred.
The position will require extensive experience with programming languages and statistical software packages such as R or SAS. The Postdoctoral Associate position will require excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate effective communications and collaborations across local national and international research teams. The Postdoctoral Associate position requires motivation to work in an inclusive team-oriented environment strong scientific integrity and a high level of competency in English both in written and oral formats.
Salary will be based on the Yale Postdoctoral Compensation policy and support for travel to conferences may also be available.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Virology
- Bioinformatics
- Genetics
- R
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Microscopy
- Research Laboratory Experience
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