Indiana University

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Indiana University Bloomington seeks a Research Scientist in health care economics and aging. The studies use Medicare claims and other large-scale data, funded mainly by a long-term National Institute on Aging grant. The position is supervised by Dr. Kosali Simon (IU O’Neill School and NBER), with faculty across IU Bloomington, Medicine, Nursing, and other schools.

Responsibilities include building analysis datasets in version-controlled R, applying regression and quasi-experimental methods, reviewing teammates’ code, taking projects from data build to draft, co-authoring manuscripts, and preparing replication packages.

Multiple hires possible. Required: a degree (bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD) in Economics, Health Services Research, Public Policy, Public Health, or a related quantitative field (or completion by spring 2027); advanced R; extensive experience with health care claims data; and Unix/Linux. Stata, Python, SAS, or SQL is a plus.

This in-person position is in Bloomington, IN. Expected start date: January 1, 2027.
Questions: Dr. Kosali Simon (simonkos@iu.edu). For best consideration, apply by November 2, 2026, at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/34764.

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