35 faculty health sciences public and environmental health jobs found in Cambridge, MA

Position Description     The Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biostatistics at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health will develop methodology in the areas of longitudinal and survival data analyses. The application of the methods will be used in epidemiologic studies. The selected candidate will work with Prof. Molin Wang (HSPH), Prof. Donna Spiegelman (Yale), Prof. Bernard Rosner and their collaborators. More specifically, the selected candidate be involved with two main projects: 1) Statistical Methods to Account for Exposure Uncertainty in Environmental Epidemiology (MEEE): The selected candidate will focus on methodologic innovations in several critical areas of environmental health related to the effects of multiple constituents of air pollution and of aspects of the neighborhood environment on risks of cardiovascular disease incidence, its precursors and consequences. The methodologic innovations to be developed will address the unique measurement error...

Position Description     The Department of Biostatistics at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship focused on the development of statistical methods for population health disparities. The postdoctoral fellow will work with Dr. Briana Stephenson and collaborate with a multidisciplinary research team to develop innovative statistical and machine learning methods to address and identify bias and inequities in population health. Areas of interest include: identifying bias in healthcare access and delivery, statistical methods for high-dimensional exposures in minority populations, model-based clustering techniques for understudied populations, and survey sampling methodology for diverse population cohorts. Research applications will utilize data from cancer registries, national survey studies, and large prospective cohort studies. The postdoctoral fellow will develop their research and training agendas through...

Position Description     The Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health seeks to hire a Research Associate for the India Health System project. The India Health System Reform project is a large-scale effort to advance India’s goal of universal health coverage – providing affordable and equitable access to good quality care for all without major financial hardship – through rigorous research, executive training and mentoring for promising junior health policy/system researchers in India, and other activities. The work portfolio includes in-depth engagement with interested states in India to conduct evidence-based assessments of health system performance and experimentation of innovative models of health financing, health care delivery, strategic purchasing, and governance. Led by the principal investigator, Professor Winnie Yip, the India Health System project brings together a vibrant team of faculty and...

Position Description     Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellow who will work on statistical methods development for multivariate spatial data and high-dimensional multivariate microbiome sequencing data. Under the joint supervision of Drs. Kyu Ha Lee (Nutrition, HSPH), Jacqueline Starr (Forsyth Institute), and Brent Coull (Biostatistics, HSPH). The initial appointment is for one year, with a possible extension for a second year. The position is available immediately, with negotiable start date. Basic Qualifications     Doctoral degree in biostatistics, statistics, computational biology, or related quantitative fields. Strong research experience in Bayesian modeling, Markov chain Monte Carlo methods is preferred. Also relevant would be experience with spatial statistical modeling or multivariate methods development. Excellent programing skills in R, C/C++ and/or Fortran as well as strong...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. TECHNICIAN A, EHS ,  Environment, Health & Safety Office , to assist in laboratory, research, and analytical work under the direction/supervision of EHS professional staff and/or laboratory personnel.  Will operate highly technical sampling and analytical apparatus; assist with all aspects of the implementation of environment, health, and safety management system programs on campus and at satellite facilities as necessary (i.e., Bates LINAC-Middleton, Lincoln Labs-Lexington, Millstone/Haystack-Westford, and MIT Reactor-Cambridge); perform radiation lab surveys, including isotope, accelerator, and X-ray facilities; and assist with EHS monitoring programs (e.g., personnel monitoring, environmental monitoring, fume hood surveys); participate in emergency response efforts; perform typical accelerator and reactor duties, including routine area surveys,...

School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Biostatistics Position Description The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health seeks candidates to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level. We seek candidates with backgrounds in quantitative health science research in areas such as biostatistical theory and methods and/or machine learning and data science, with demonstrated expertise in the development of new methods as well as a record of collaborative research. Candidates with a broad range of research interests are welcome and encouraged to apply; particular attention will be paid to applicants whose areas of interest include methodological work in statistical and population genetics and/or causal inference. Responsibilities will include methodological and collaborative research, and teaching and supervision of graduate students.  The Department of...

Position Description     The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University, in conjunction with the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications from highly qualified candidates who are interested in working on the economics and policy of decarbonizing the aviation sector as a postdoctoral fellow. The ideal candidate will have research experience in the economics and/or engineering of low-carbon liquid transportation fuels. The one-year position will be under the supervision of Professor James Stock, and it will be housed in the multidisciplinary Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University. The position is part of a nascent program at the Institute on Decarbonizing Aviation. The position includes a competitive salary and Harvard University benefits. Responsibilities: The Postdoctoral Fellow will work closely with the project director and collaborators to conduct...

Position Description     Postdoctoral positions, including a named fellowship, are available at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Our faculty includes Drs. Joseph D. Brain (toxicology, fate and biologic effects of nanoparticles and metals, ARDS), James P. Butler (physics, applied mathematics, sleep, respiratory mechanics), Philip Demokritou (effects of nanoparticles on biological systems, nanoscience, aerosol engineering), Jeffrey Fredberg (bioengineering, cell migration in asthma and cancer), Bernardo Lemos (epigenetics, genomics, aging, nucleolus), Quan Lu (asthma, pyroptosis, GPCR signaling, extracellular vesicles), Zachary Nagel (lung cancer therapy and prevention, DNA repair, population studies), Jin-Ah Park (collective cell migration, mechanotransduction, asthma, airway epithelial biology), Kristopher Sarosiek (cell death, cancer, toxicology, environmental exposures), Zhi-Min Yuan (genetic engineered mouse models, p53, lung fibrosis). Together, we...

Title Assistant/Associate Professor of Biostatistics School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Biostatistics Position Description The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health seeks candidates to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level. We seek candidates with backgrounds in quantitative health science research in areas such as biostatistical theory and methods and/or machine learning and data science, with demonstrated expertise in the development of new methods as well as a record of collaborative research. Candidates with a broad range of research interests are welcome and encouraged to apply; particular attention will be paid to applicants whose areas of interest include methodological work in statistical and population genetics and/or causal inference. Responsibilities will include methodological and collaborative research,...

Job Number:   22062 Functional Area:  Communications Department:   Department of Biological Engineering School Area:   Engineering Employment Type:   Part-Time Employment Category :  Exempt Visa Sponsorship Available:   No Schedule:   part-time (50%) - schedule to be determined Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION ADMINISTRATOR ,   Biological Engineering  (part-time, 50%), to provide a leadership opportunity in science communication as part of the MIT Superfund Research Program (MIT SRP), directed by Professor Bevin Engelward. The MIT SRP is supported by the NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. This exciting program brings together researchers from diverse disciplines to find solutions to pressing problems related to public health. The...

Title Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biostatistics School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Biostatistics Position Description A Postdoctoral research fellow position is available in the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.  The successful candidate will work closely with Dr. Rui Wang and Dr. Michael Hughes. The position involves the development, implementation, and evaluation of statistical methods for both observational and randomized studies in medicine and health care, with a focus on applications related to HIV and other infectious diseases. Specific research areas include the design and analysis of individual and cluster randomized trials, longitudinal data modeling and survival analysis, and methods for hospital profiling. S/he will have opportunities for both methodological research and close collaboration with medical investigators. ...

Title Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Statistical and Causal Machine Learning Methods for Infectious Disease Science School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Biostatistics Position Description A postdoctoral research fellowship position is available in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The scientific goals of this position are the development, implementation, and evaluation of statistical methods for causal inference and machine learning in the study of infectious diseases, including COVID-19 and HIV. The successful postdoctoral candidate will work closely with Dr. Nima Hejazi–with opportunities for both co-supervision/mentorship from Drs. Sebastien Haneuse and Michael Hughes–as well as collaborators at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. The scope of work will focus on nonparametric and semiparametric...

School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases Position Description The Neafsey Laboratory at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/neafsey-lab/) is seeking to hire a Research Associate to support molecular surveillance of malaria in disease-endemic countries. The successful applicant will join an interdisciplinary team of scientists, project staff, and students. The role will be primarily focused on building, maintaining, and extending capacity for short-read DNA sequencing of Plasmodium malaria parasites and anopheline mosquitoes via multiplexed PCR amplicon panels in South America and other locations. We seek a highly motivated and independent individual to work closely with other team members from HSPH, the Broad Institute, and academic and governmental institutions in South America. The ability to communicate effectively, work well in a team setting,...

Position Description     The Harvard Forest invites applications for a post-doctoral research fellow focused on analysis of Northern New England forest landscape. The project seeks to understand the impacts of alternative ownership and management structures on forest conditions and evaluate alternative options for future management. The successful candidate will be a member of Dr. Jonathan Thompson’s Landscape Ecology Lab and also work closely with Dr. Valerie Pasquarella. The research is funded, in part, by a Dynamics of Integrated Social Ecological Systems grant and, in part, by the Harvest Forest Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program. The candidate will conduct retrospective forest disturbance analyses using the Landsat archive within Google Earth Engine and project alternative forest futures using an existing landscape modeling framework. The candidate should be interested in quantifying opportunities and risks associated with the use of forests in...

Position Description     The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a candidate as an assistant or associate professor (tenure track) in urban design. Candidates must exhibit excellence in scholarship and/or the application of design skills to the city and the built environment and will be expected to teach in the core urban design curriculum. Located in the GSD’s Department of Urban Planning and Design, the Urban Design Program leverages innovative connections between design, planning, and real estate study and practice and provides a potential locus for collaborative activities across Harvard University’s graduate degree programs. To best engage contemporary urban challenges in the United States and across the globe, this position is part of a cluster of hires currently being undertaken by the Department of Urban Planning and Design. Information about the GSD and Department of Urban Planning and Design: In the pursuit of more...

Position Description     The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a senior tenured professor in the fields of urban design and/or urban planning. Candidates must exhibit excellence in scholarship and/or practice in urban design and/or urban planning as they relate to the built environment. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to play a significant leadership role in the Department of Urban Planning and Design and to teach studio and other courses in the core curricula of the Master in Urban Planning or the Master of Architecture/Landscape Architecture in Urban Design. To best engage contemporary urban challenges in the United States and globally, this position is part of a cluster of hires currently being undertaken by the Department of Urban Planning and Design. Applications will be reviewed immediately until the position is filled. Information about the GSD and Department of Urban Planning and Design: In the pursuit of more...

Position Description     The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a senior tenured professor in the field of urban planning. Candidates must exhibit excellence in scholarship and teaching as they relate to planning and the built environment. The search is not specifying areas of expertise within the field of urban planning. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to play a significant leadership role in the accredited professional Master in Urban Planning degree program and to teach courses in the core curriculum of the Master in Urban Planning . To best engage contemporary urban challenges in the United States and globally, this position is part of a cluster of hires currently being undertaken by the Department of Urban Planning and Design. Applications will be reviewed immediately until the position is filled. Information about the GSD and Department of Urban Planning and Design: In the pursuit of more productive, equitable,...

Position Description     The Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) seeks to appoint a tenured professor in terrestrial ecology to serve as the next director of Harvard Forest. Terrestrial ecology is defined broadly, including studies at the physiological, population, community, or ecosystem level, and encompasses both above- and below-ground terrestrial ecosystems, and all biological kingdoms. We are especially interested in individuals who conduct rigorous observational and/or experimental work on how the structure, composition and functioning of eastern temperate forests are changing as a result of human activities. In addition, we are also interested in individuals who are advancing our understanding of how to conserve biodiversity in natural and human-dominated landscapes, the role of biodiversity in the maintenance of ecosystem services, and the dynamics of coupled human-natural systems.    Both OEB and Harvard Forest value diversity and...

Position Description     The Harvard Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) solicits applications for postdoctoral fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. CRCS provides postdoctoral fellows with an annual salary plus travel and research funding to allow them to engage in independent research. We seek computer science researchers who are enthusiastic about collaborating with colleagues from other disciplines and who have a demonstrated interest in connecting their research agenda with societal issues. Fellows spend up to two years at CRCS. Areas of specific research interest for the 2023-2024 academic year include wildlife conservation/sustainability and public health. Research in this arena may involve, among myriad other possibilities, the use of AI for protecting endangered wildlife, fisheries, and forests; the use of technology to detect and prevent disease; public health challenges such as housing insecurity, pandemic prevention, and/or strategies...

Position Description     The Harvard Kennedy School invites applications for the Ray A. Goldberg Professorship of Global Food Systems Policy. We seek a candidate with a distinguished record of scholarship and/or engagement in national and international food system and food security challenges, including related issues such as public health, economic development, stewardship of the environment and natural resources, and agribusiness. The position is open rank, and we invite applications from scholars as well as policymakers and practitioners. Candidates should have an outstanding record of scholarly publications and/or a demonstrated track record of engagement in policy and practice related to food systems worldwide, as well as the capacity to teach effectively in a professional degree program and to work in a diverse intellectual and social environment. The position is open to any discipline. Candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, list of references, and at least...