University of Wisconsin-Madison

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The Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA) at the University of Wisconsin- Madison invites applications for multiple postdoctoral research associate positions with research interests in one or more of the following areas:
(1) applying advanced demographic and econometric methods to understand the importance of place of birth on later life health and mortality
(2) applying demographic methods to understand Alzheimer’s Disease processes
(3) applying biodemographic/genetic methods to Alzheimer’s Disease and other Aging processes
The new postdocs will work in collaboration with Jason Fletcher and several other UW-Madison faculty on multi-year research projects funded by the National Institute on Aging. Appointments can start as early as August 2019, but start dates through January 2020 are possible.

For more information about the Center, research faculty, and current research activities, please visit our website at http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/ and employment opportunities https://cdha.wisc.edu/about/employment-opportunities

An ideal candidate will have strong quantitative and writing skills, advanced knowledge of demographic and econometric methods with large survey and/or administrative data, and training or interest in life course analysis and health and aging outcomes. Knowledge of biodemography and causal inference methods is preferred. PhD required