Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – Postdoctoral Fellow
Company NameIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Position TitlePostdoctoral Fellow
Company Information
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education.
Duties and Responsibilities
Dr. Shelley Liu, Associate Professor of Population Health Science and Policy, is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join her NIH R01-funded research program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. This position focuses on applying and developing item response theory (IRT) and psychometric methods for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) biomarker data — a novel and growing application space at the intersection of quantitative methodology and environmental health. The position involves leading methods development in IRT and psychometric methods. Expertise in IRT, psychometrics are required, and additional expertise in cognitive diagnostic models, causal inference and Bayesian inference is preferred but optional. The postdoc will have the opportunity to lead multiple first-author publications on methods development, co-author additional publications, and develop collaborations at a medical school. This is an excellent launchpad for a faculty career in quantitative psychology or psychometrics. Hybrid/primarily remote work arrangements are negotiable. The position is available to begin immediately.
Position Qualifications
PhD in quantitative psychology, psychometrics, statistics, biostatistics or relevant fields.
Salary Range75,000
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package. https://icahn.mssm.edu/education/postdoc
Application Instructions
Please send a CV, cover letter with contact information for 3 references, and examples of 2 published or in progress methods papers to shelley.liu@mountsinai.org. Applications will be reviewed immediately and will be accepted until the position is filled.