Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health studies the frequency, distribution, and determinants of disease in humans, a fundamental science of public health. In addition to pursuing ground-breaking global research initiatives, we educate and prepare future medical leaders and practitioners as part of our mission to ignite positive changes in the quality of health across the world.

The CAUSALab in the Department of Epidemiology is accepting applications for postdoctoral research fellows to work on research activities within the research lab. The CAUSALab launched in 2021 to articulate a growing research portfolio, create synergy with its strategic partners, and provide training on causal inference to the next generation of investigators.

For more information on CAUSALab, please visit: https://causalab.sph.harvard.edu/.

The postdoctoral research fellow will work on causal inference projects under the supervision of Professor Miguel Hernan. The projects range from the development of causal inference and AI methods to the implementation of established causal inference approaches to support public health and clinical decision making. The focus will be on agentic AI for target trial specification and emulation.

Experience & Skills Requirements

Additional Information: Per university guidelines, postdoc appointments are considered to be on-campus, full-time positions. Per university payroll tax guidelines all applicants must reside in an acceptable payroll states or be willing to relocate to: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, Maryland, Vermont, New York, California, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington, Georgia, or Illinois.

Optional (but strongly recommended) writing

A brief comment/critique (a few sentences suffice) of work conducted by CAUSALab researchers. For example, you can tell us how an analysis could be improved, propose alternative interpretations of the findings, point out potential errors, describe alternative areas of application, or discuss any ideas you’d like to share with us.

Please upload this writing to the “other” category in the applicant documents section.

For additional questions about the position, please contact Joanna Michalski, Assistant Director of Projects and Operations, CAUSALab

$70,000 – $73,000
Compensation will be based on post-graduate (PGY) experience