Job Description

Posting Details

Department

Epidemiology - 463501

Posting Open Date

10/15/2025

Application Deadline

Open Until Filled

No

Position Type

Postdoctoral Scholar

Position Title

Post-Doc Trainee

Vacancy ID

PDS004679

Full-time/Part-time

Full-Time Temporary

Hours per week

40

FTE

1

Work Location

Chapel Hill, NC

Position Location

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

Dependent on Qualifications

Proposed Start Date

Estimated Duration of Appointment

12 Months


Position Information

Be a Tar Heel!

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

consistently ranks as

one of the nation's top public universities

and is among is the top ten research universities in the nation for federal research expenditures as well as for federally funded social and behavioral sciences research and development.
Here at Carolina, our highly skilled postdocs play a vital role in our research enterprise and towards our overall commitment to research excellence. Across many disciplines, postdocs contribute to the intellectual vitality of the University. They provide innovative ideas and perspectives, foster a stimulating research environment and advance knowledge within their fields. Postdocs are crucial members of our scientific research workforce, contributors to our research outputs and an important reason why Carolina is one of the leading public research institutions in the country.
UNC-Chapel Hill offers postdocs comprehensive

medical and vision coverage

, paid leave, and

benefits and services

that support professional development and a healthy work/life balance. Chapel Hill regularly ranks as one of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, a reputation guided by the diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The Department of Epidemiology is one of the seven departments located in the Gillings School of Global Public Health. The department's primary focus is to the development and application of research methods to understand the patterns and causes of health and disease, and the application of that knowledge to improving the health of populations. We provide strong training in research methods and opportunities for the application of epidemiology to a wide range of health problems through our research. The achievements of our faculty, staff, students, and alumni have enabled us to become one of the leading academic departments of epidemiology in the world. The department has 40 Tenured-Tenure Track / 9 Joint Tenure-Track Faculty, 22 Fixed Term / 4 Joint Fixed Term Faculty, 111 Adjuncts, 32 EHRA Non-Faculty, 20 Postdocs, 23 SHRA (Staff), 25 SHRA Temporary and 94 Students. The department's operating budget is 27 million a year.

Position Summary

We are seeking a candidate with doctoral training in an environmental health-related discipline such as epidemiology, exposure assessment, molecular or computational toxicology and biology, environmental chemistry, statistics, bioinformatics, or geography, for an NIEHS funded T32 postdoctoral fellowship in Environmental Epidemiology. The initial appointment period is 1 year with a maximum of 2 years of support. This fellowship is part of a robust training program, encompassing epidemiology, biostatistics and environmental sciences and affords the fellow the opportunity to pursue mentored research in their areas of interest. Fellows are encouraged to collaborate with UNC Investigators as well as adjunct training faculty at the NIEHS and EPA. This training program will prepare environmental health scientists to be future leaders in environmental health science collaborations.



The UNC Department of Epidemiology has a number of ongoing environmentally focused research projects, including projects focused on pregnancy, child growth, and neurodevelopmental outcomes, as well as adult-onset chronic diseases. Environmental epidemiology faculty in the UNC Department of Epidemiology have expertise in exposure mixtures, children's environmental health, the built environment and community engaged research, disaster epidemiology, extreme weather impacts, environmental chemical exposures including pesticides, endocrine disruptors, PFAS, and other toxicants, ambient and indoor air pollution, noise pollution, as well as other areas. Training grant faculty and existing research ongoing in our department may be viewed here: http://sph.unc.edu/epid/epidemiology-research/environmentaloccupational-epidemiology-research/



Programming skills are required and relevant work experience preferred. We seek individuals with high energy, creativity, attention to accuracy, and the ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team. Consistent with NIH policies for T32 fellowships, to be eligible for this award, individuals must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

The typical post-doctoral trainee will have completed highly relevant doctoral training in an environmental health-related discipline such as exposure assessment, molecular or computational toxicology and biology, environmental chemistry, statistics, bioinformatics, geography, or epidemiology and have been awarded a PhD or its equivalent.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Programming skills are required.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Relevant work experience preferred.

Special Physical/Mental Requirements