Post Doctoral Fellow - Transportation Disadvantage

A highly motivated full-time Postdoctoral Fellow to join an NIH-funded multidisciplinary research team led by Dr. Yong Yang. The postdoctoral fellow will work primarily on an NIH-funded R01 project aiming to examine how transportation disadvantage develops as individuals age, how transportation disadvantage and dementia are related over time, and how transportation and neighborhood interventions may reduce transportation disadvantage and associated health disparities. 

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will contribute to the project's quantitative and computational modeling components, with particular emphasis on agent-based modeling and simulation.

Qualifications

Applicants should have:

• A doctoral degree completed by the start date in a relevant field, such as public health, epidemiology, computer science, statistics, data science, gerontology, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience with agent-based modeling, computational simulation, dynamic modeling, or a closely related modeling approach.
• Strong quantitative research skills and experience managing and analyzing complex research data.
• Evidence of scholarly productivity appropriate to career stage.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within an interdisciplinary research team.
• The University of Memphis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.