The Networks and Causal Inference for Public Health and Education Research (NCIPHER) lab at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow to conduct innovative research to develop causal inference methodology combined in novel ways with network science and epidemiological modeling to solve critical challenges at the nexus of HIV and substance use for network-based studies of HIV prevention. The one-year position is funded by a five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse that supports methodological and collaborative research. The successful candidate will work under the mentorship of Doctor of Pharmacy and Doctor of Statistics / Principal Investigators and collaborate with experts in a variety of fields, including Medicine, Epidemiology, Statistics, and Public Health.

NCIPHER lab focuses on applying and synthesizing causal inference and network science to address some of the most pressing public health and educational challenges, such as harm reduction measures among people who use drugs, increasing pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among men susceptible to HIV, and improving learning in undergraduate statistics education. In these contexts, there are meaningful connections between patients, students, and participants, and this must be considered when evaluating interventions with possible spillover. The research lab provides a collaborative, supportive environment for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty through weekly team meetings, journal club, statistical program code review, presentation opportunities at URI and beyond, and one-on-one faculty mentoring for research projects. The lab has supported the studies and research of eight graduate students and two postdoctoral fellows over the past six years, and these mentees have continued to internships and employment at leading academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies.

Apply now: https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/15694