Description

The Interplay of Genes and Environment across Multiple Studies (IGEMS) Consortium in coordination with The Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) at USC seek to hire a post-doctoral scholar for a 2 year tenure with a start date to be determined by the scholar’s needs and current position. This scholar will support NIA grant (R01 AG081248) titled “Country, cohort, and gender disparities in the relationship between education and ADRD” which combines multiple measures of education to explore the education/ADRD relationship, noting that these relationships may vary as a function of diverse social environments—captured in our study as gender, country, and birth-cohort variation. In addition to working with the researchers on the awarded R01, scholars will also have the ability to work with the more than 30 researchers in 6 different countries that constitute the IGEMS research network. Travel to IGEMS research sites (U. Colorado, Penn State, UC San Diego, Karolinska Instituet, e.g.) and collaboration with researchers and post-docs working on related IGEMS projects will be coordinated as appropriate.

Requirements

We are seeking a scholar with a background in behavior genetics, social genomics, or a related field. The candidate must have a Ph.D. at the time of application or prior to the TBD start date. Interested applicants should send a cover letter, CV, and list of references to brian.finch@usc.edu. Salary is commensurate with NIH postdoc rates and minimums mandated by the state of CA. Position will be in residence at USC (Los Angeles, CA), although IGEMS is not able to pay for Visa sponsorship. Review of applications will begin immediately.