Ann Arbor, MI: Postdoctoral Researcher/Research Investigator, Center For Integrative Approaches for Health Disparities, University of Michigan SPH

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER/RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR

A Postdoctoral Researcher/Research Investigator position is available in a new Center For Integrative Approaches for Health Disparities, lead by Dr. Ana Diez Roux at the University of Michigan. The focus of the Center is on the study of how social and biologic factors interact in creating health disparities in cardiovascular disease. Areas of interest include but are not limited to social and race/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular risk, psychosocial factors and cardiovascular disease, neighborhood effects, interphase between mental health and cardiovascular disease, and gene-environment interactions. There are opportunities for data analyses and development of publications using large cohort studies with rich social
and biologic data. This Center is an excellent interdisciplinary environment with many opportunities for collaboration, training, and mentoring. Candidates should hold a PhD in epidemiology, sociology, or a related discipline and have experience with quantitative data analyses, preferably with some health related focus.

The positions are available as of October 1, 2007. Salary is $50,000+.

Applicants should send (via email) a letter and curriculum vitae to:
Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
University of Michigan
1214 S. University 2nd floor
Ann Arbor MI 48104-2548
Ph. (734)615-9204, Fax. (734)998-0006
E-mail adiezrou@umich.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umich.edu/iscr/faculty/profile.cfm?uniqname=adiezrou