Jobs UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

The Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) is a research institute at the University of Colorado Boulder. Since its establishment in 1957, it has provided a setting for interdisciplinary, collaborative research on problems of societal concern. By engaging faculty from all the social and behavioral sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, IBS encourages work that transcends disciplinary boundaries, that illuminates the complexity of social behavior and social life, and that has important implications for social policy; IBS researchers are expected to conduct research that fulfills that mission. IBS is organized into five research programs, each defined by an interdisciplinary area of research and directed by a senior research scientist. This recruitment is sponsored by the Institute’s Population and Health and Society Programs, with support from the Prevention Science Program, the Environment and Society Program, and the Program on International Development.

The Institute of Behavioral Science and the University of Colorado Boulder have strong commitments to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion for all members of our community and for the subjects of our research.

• This postdoctoral scholar will help develop an NIA-funded virtual research center that is fostering an interdisciplinary community engaged in questions linking aging, climate, and health.
• In addition, CACHE will create data resources and training materials to facilitate the integration of social and environmental data in the pursuit of aging-climate-health research questions.

• Candidates must have experience in demographic research, the use of computational, statistical and data scientific approaches for interdisciplinary research, and data integration involving complex data. We expect candidates to have substantial experience with statistical analysis and data management and programming in the R environment, Python, and Stata. Knowledge of spatial analysis software (ArcPro/QGIS, R) a plus. They are expected to bring particular interest in interdisciplinary research and to participate in and develop future interdisciplinary projects.
• The position is based at CUPC, which is housed in the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. The postdoctoral researcher may be remote but will be expected to participate in virtual and in-person activities at CUPC and occasionally at the other five institutions noted above. The postdoctoral researcher will also coordinate and participate in relevant interdisciplinary working groups across the five institutions.

$60,000.00 - 65,000.00 per year.

• Doctoral degree in a relevant field, especially sociology, demography, geography, public health, or information science.
• Experience with demographic research, with additional preference for experience with spatial analysis and methods within population-environment research.
• Experience with statistical analysis software, especially R or Stata.
• Demonstrated publication and grant-writing skills, as appropriate for career stage.
• Team spirit and interest in interdisciplinary research.

• Postdoctoral associates are expected to spend time working independently as well as collaboratively with CACHE leaders and administrators in support of the virtual Center.
• They will assist in the development of data resources and training materials to be disseminated via CACHE.
• Publication opportunities may include data descriptors and methodological papers and may also require production of translational content that is intended for a broader audience rather than peer-review outlets.