Postdoctoral Scholar

Postdoctoral Scholar

The Penn State Department of Public Health Sciences is seeking a postdoctoral scholar with experience in most or all of the following: (1) quantitative demographic methods including fertility and mortality measurement, population projections, event history and longitudinal analysis, multilevel modeling, incomplete data handling, and kinship modeling; and (2) familiarity with research on the social predictors of fertility and family size. Among other projects, the candidate will use an original dataset to analyze predictors of family size variations among the Amish, one of North America’s highest fertility populations. Working with Dr. Cory Anderson, the candidate will develop, justify, and execute analyses; conduct literature reviews; draft manuscripts; and oversee manuscript submission to demography, social science, and public health journals. Candidate experience with the Amish population or other high fertility ethnic-religious populations is desirable.

The successful candidate will work onsite at the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The position is a one-year appointment, renewable for up to three years total.

A Ph.D. must be in hand by the start date. Candidates with degrees in demography or an applied social science, including public health, sociology, anthropology, or geography, are encouraged to apply.

Candidates should submit a 1 to 1 ½ page cover letter addressing qualifications; vita; up to three writing samples; and contact information for three references, who will be contacted for finalist candidates.

Application review begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

Questions should be directed to the department.

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