Postdoctoral Scholar of Biobehavioral Health - Stress, Health, Immunity, and Aging

Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA Full-time Health Care Provider

Posted on April 21, 2024

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Postdoctoral Scholar of Biobehavioral Health - Stress, Health, Immunity, and Aging

The Pennsylvania State University's Department of Biobehavioral Health (BBH) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar to work with Drs. Jennifer Graham-Engeland and Christopher Engeland, as well as their colleagues in both BBH and the Center for Healthy Aging at Penn State. This position will broadly involve working on NIH-funded research related to the associations between psychological stress, emotion, and psychological disorders (e.g., depression) with physiological markers related to stress and health (e.g., inflammatory markers) and with cognitive aging outcomes (e.g., cognitive performance, mild cognitive impairment, dementia). The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on an ongoing longitudinal measurement burst study and will have access to extensive already-collected data for secondary analysis.

Primary responsibilities will depend on the successful candidate's skills, interests, and goals, as well as fit with our research priorities.

Responsibilities will generally include:

Data analyses.
Preparation of manuscripts and conference presentations.
Contributing to grant preparation.
Data collection and/or management.
Participation in interdisciplinary research groups.

The Postdoctoral Scholar will have extensive opportunities to publish, access to exceptional resources to facilitate their independent research, and will be part of a dynamic group of interdisciplinary scholars.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. by the appointment start date in a biobehavioral health discipline, such as psychology, psychoneuroimmunology, physiology, epidemiology, or biostatistics. In addition, they must have demonstrated research excellence and productivity. Preference will be given to candidates with strong statistical skills (particularly multi-level modeling and within-person approaches, and use of SAS and/or R), experience/interest in working with older adults and/or cognitive aging outcomes and/or adult development, and ideally expertise and experience in ambulatory data capture (EMA/ESM, physiological monitoring, etc.) as well as in other relevant research domains (stress/health, mental health, PNI models, emotion, social processes, health behaviors, individual differences).

This is a term appointment, funded for one year from date of hire. Possibility of renewal is contingent upon satisfactory performance and availability; at least two years of funding are available. This position provides salary and benefits based on the standard for NIH postdoctoral appointments.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and the names of at least 3 individuals who could provide recommendations with the online application. For more information, please contact stress@psu.edu and indicate “BBH EAS Postdoc Opportunity” in the subject line of all email correspondence.

Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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Apply online at https://psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic/job/Penn-State-University-Park/Postdoctoral-Scholar-of-Biobehavioral-Health---Stress--Health--Immunity--and-Aging_REQ_0000052798

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Postdoctoral Scholar of Biobehavioral Health - Stress, Health, Immunity, and Aging

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