Postdoctoral Fellowship: Pharmacoepidemiology & Health Outcomes Research

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Pharmacoepidemiology & Health Outcomes Research
Location: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD
Description: An exciting postdoctoral fellowship opportunity is available at the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) within the School of Pharmacy’s Department of Practice, Science and Health Outcomes Research (P-SHOR). Fellowships within P-SHOR provide multidisciplinary, advanced training and prepare fellows for positions in academia, government, the pharmaceutical industries, and consulting. Training includes, but is not limited to, mentored research, grant writing, and teaching experiences.
The postdoctoral fellow will engage in quantitative analytic research funded by federal agencies, the state of Maryland, and corporate agencies. Fellows will work closely with academic and state stakeholder partners to address a range of research questions on medication safety, medication outcomes, health disparities, and social determinants of health. The fellow will apply advanced pharmacoepidemiology methodological and statistical methods as well as longitudinal and multi-level analyses. Duties include but are not limited to developing protocols, overseeing research data collection, preparing reports and presentations, and webinars. Fellows will have opportunities to present research at national and international professional meetings and to publish first-authored manuscripts.
Fellows receive a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications: A PhD is required, and training in epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology is preferred. A competitive candidate will have strong quantitative analytical skills, experience analyzing large administrative databases, and advanced skills in programming language in SAS and R. Excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills as well as administrative database analysis experience are a must.
How to Apply: Applicants should submit a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation. Review of applications will start immediately and continue until the selected candidate is identified. Finalist interviews will take place following phone screening interviews. The start date is negotiable.
To apply or to receive more information, please send applications to:
[email protected]
Postdoctoral Fellowship Pharmacoepidemiology & Health Outcomes Research
220 Arch Street, 12th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201
The University of Maryland, Baltimore is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law or policy. If you need a reasonable accommodation for a disability, for any part of the employment process, please contact us a [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for a reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.