Post-doctoral Fellow in Health Sciences; Nutritional Epidemiology and Sustainability Science

Post-doctoral Fellow in Health Sciences (Nutritional Epidemiology and Sustainability Science)

The Department of Health Sciences at William & Mary, a public university of the Commonwealth of Virginia, seeks applications for a 14-month Post-doctoral Fellow position that will begin September 10, 2026. We seek an individual with expertise in health sciences, and additional experience in sustainability science is preferred. This multidisciplinary position will work directly with the lab director, in collaboration with other internal and external team members, on research projects that evaluate the health and sustainability impacts of diets and foods in the US context.

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will lead several studies and will receive direct support from a multidisciplinary team. The Fellow will also receive mentoring on various professional development activities such as building a successful research team, pursuing funded research, navigating the scientific publishing process, presentation skills, and managing personnel.

Location:

Adair Hall, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

• Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in nutrition, epidemiology, public health, data science, sustainability science, or a related field at the time appointment begins (September 10, 2026).
• Experience working with data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, or other relevant survey data.
• Experience working with one or more programming/statistical languages, such as Stata, R, SAS, or other relevant programming/statistical languages.

• Experience working on multidisciplinary research that uses secondary data, computational models, and statistical methods.
• Training in quantitative methods.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Experience in sustainability science.

William & Mary offers our full‑time employees a full array of benefits including retirement, health insurance with options for expanded dental and vision along with group and optional life insurance with coverage for spouse and children, flexible spending accounts, an Employee Assistance Program, and library access. Additional benefits provided to this position will be a computer and office space.

This position may require additional hours beyond the typical work week, including occasional overnight and weekend work as needed to meet the business needs of the operation.

The position is based in Williamsburg, and an on‑site presence is preferred; however, remote work arrangements may be considered and are subject to approval.

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Remote work eligibility is not guaranteed and is subject to approval. Employee eligibility depends on the likelihood of the employee succeeding in a remote work arrangement and the supervisor’s ability to manage remote workers. Departments and/or Human Resources may amend, alter, change, delete, or modify eligibility.