Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Scientist

Special Instructions

Please submit the following:

• CV
• One-page cover letter explaining your qualifications and specific interests in the 3E Study
• Writing sample demonstrating how you led and reported on quantitative analyses (e.g., peer-reviewed manuscript, dissertation chapter). If there are multiple authors, describe your role

Position Information

About Fordham

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom. The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Reporting to multiple Principal Investigators, the Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Scientist works on the 3E Study, investigating how economic stressors and educational protective factors affect cardiometabolic and oral health outcomes among emerging adult college students.

Responsibilities include data analysis (including cardiometabolic, self report, and smartphone data). The candidate will assist in preparing manuscripts and conference presentations, oversee and mentor undergraduate/graduate research assistants, and complete other tasks as necessary. The position is renewable, contingent on funding.

Essential Functions

• Analyze data.
• Prepare publications and conference presentations.
• Apply for additional funding.
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate research assistants.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. or other relevant graduate degree plus equivalent years of experience in Psychology, Public Health, Sociology, Education, or relevant quantitative social science.
• Minimum of one year of experience analyzing quantitative data from at least one large, longitudinal cohort dataset.
• Experience conducting quantitative data management and data analyses using statistical software.
• Experience working in a collaborative, hybrid research laboratory environment.
• Experience with advanced statistics, including multi level models, latent profile analysis, and/or causal mediation.
• Experience with academic writing and submitting manuscripts to peer reviewed journals.
• Excellent at communicating quantitative research findings in writing and in presentations (e.g., written, verbal).
• Strengths in organization, time management, and attention to detail.
• Fluent in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in conducting quantitative data analysis in Stata and/or R.
• Experience with survey data, anthropometric data, daily diary data, and/or accelerometer/other wearable data.
• Experience writing successful Institutional Review Board applications and protocols.

Minimum and Maximum Starting Salary

Minimum Starting Salary: $60,000

Maximum Starting Salary: $70,000

Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

EEO Statement

Fordham University is committed to excellence and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds. Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Physical Activity and Work Environment

Physical Activity

Sitting Nearly Continuously

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing)

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Often

Hearing, Listening, Talking Nearly Continuously

Standing

Standing Seldom

Walking

Walking Not Required

Running

Running Not Required

Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling

Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling Not Required

Climbing stairs Not Required

Climbing ladders

Climbing ladders Not Required

Reaching overhead

Reaching overhead Not Required

Pulling, pushing

Pulling, pushing Not Required

Shoveling

Shoveling Not Required

Lifting - up to 20 pounds

Lifting - up to 20 pounds Not Required

Lifting - up to 50 pounds

Lifting - up to 50 pounds Not Required

Lifting - over 50 pounds Not Required

Work Environment Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Writing Sample