Postdoctoral Scholar

We seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to join the Margerison Research Group in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at Michigan State University (http://www.epi.msu.edu/faculty/margerison/)/ in summer or fall of 2027.

The full position announcement is available .edu posting #1170982. Review of applications will begin October 31, 2026.

This position will be part of the prestigious Michigan State University (MSU) Research Foundation Postdoctoral Scholars Program, which is designed to provide an outstanding environment for recent PhD graduates to receive state-of-the-art training in research areas covered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency. The postdoc will lead projects in one or both of the following topic areas related to maternal health:
1) investigating impacts of public policies related to employment, child care, and financial wellbeing on pregnancy and postpartum health and health services utilization and
2) examining intersections between mental health, substance use, cardiovascular and metabolic health during pregnancy and postpartum. The scholar will receive one-on-one mentoring and advanced training in relevant areas including proposal-writing, statistical methods, and professional development and will have opportunities to collaborate within a dynamic research environment, to share their research within MSU and at national meetings, and to submit a K99/R00.

Location:

East Lansing,
Job Type: Full-time