Post-doctoral Research Associate, Public Health Sciences

The Department of Public Health Sciences (PHS) at the University of Virginia is seeking highly qualified applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position.

The successful candidate will be expected to :

• Work closely with Dr. Matthew Gurka , new Chair of the Department, as well as other investigators and staff in the PHS department and across the School of Medicine.
• Focus on methodologic research related to pragmatic clinical trials, adaptive interventions, and other study designs used in behavioral interventions and implementation science.
• Receive mentoring in grant writing and will have the opportunity to engage in multiple projects, including several National Institutes of Health and foundation grants.
• Obtain experience in digital behavioral interventions, remote data collection and monitoring, community-based participatory research, implementation science, and interdisciplinary team science.
• Participate in the development of publications for peer-reviewed journals and grant proposals to funding agencies.
• Funds will be available for conference travel and other training experiences.

Minimum Qualifications :

Qualified candidates must have a PhD in biostatistics, statistics or a related quantitative field, by the appointment start date.

Preferred Qualifications :

Proficiency in R and SAS is preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, as is the ability to work in a cross-functional team.

This is a 12-month appointment with the possibility of renewal of up to three years, contingent upon satisfactory performance.

Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

This position will remain open until filled. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.

A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.

For additional information about the position, please contact Matthew Gurka, Professor and Chair, at

To Apply :

Please apply through Careers at UVA , and search for R0058572 .

Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs' and search for R0058572 .

Complete an application online with the following documents :

• Cover letter
• Contact information for 3 references

Upload all materials into the resume submission field; multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

For questions about the application process, please contact Yelena Markazyan, Academic Recruiter, at

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see and .

For more information on the benefits available to postdoctoral associates at UVA, visit postdoc.virginia.edu and hr.virginia.edu / benefits .

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.

We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.