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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Epidemiology Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale in France

Degree Level

Postdoc

Field of study

Epidemiology

Funding

Available

Deadline

Oct 29, 2026

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France

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Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale

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Keywords

Epidemiology
Psychology
Biostatistics
Nutrition
Statistical Analysis
Obesity
Salud Pública
Type 2 Diabetes
Mental Illness
Cohort Study
Statistics

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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Epidemiology at Inserm DR Paris 5 in Paris, France.

This two-year postdoctoral project focuses on the role of mental health and mental disorders as determinants of nutrition-related chronic diseases, especially obesity and type 2 diabetes, among French adults. The project aims to develop and validate an epidemiological index of mental multimorbidity for prospective use in relation to the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and their comorbidity.

The work is highly multidisciplinary, bringing together biostatistics, epidemiology, nutrition, psychology, endocrinology, preventive medicine, and public health. It will be based on the NutriNet-Santé cohort, a large Internet-based prospective observational study with around 170,000 adult participants and extensive already-collected data available for analysis.

The appointed postdoctoral fellow will contribute to data entry, statistical analysis, literature review, benchmarking of methods, development and validation of the mental multimorbidity index, report writing, scientific presentations, and dissemination of results. The post is full-time, with a 23-month contract and a 100% working time commitment.

Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent in biostatistics, epidemiology, or public health. Strong skills in research methodology, critical thinking, descriptive and inferential statistics, and statistical software such as SAS and R are required, along with excellent written and oral communication skills in French and English.

The application deadline is 29 October 2026, and the expected starting date is 1 January 2027. Applications should be sent by email to [email protected].

Funding details

Available

What's required

PhD or equivalent in biostatistics, epidemiology, or public health is required. Applicants should have excellent research methodology skills, strong critical reading and scientific writing ability, and solid descriptive and inferential statistics skills including regression models, structural equations, and mixed models, as well as proficiency with statistical software such as SAS and R. The role also requires ability to work in a team, strong interpersonal skills, good time management, initiative, confidentiality, and adherence to ethical and regulatory principles for personal data. Excellent written and oral communication skills in French and English are required.

How to apply

Email your application to [email protected]. Use the application email provided in the posting and mention the position title in the subject line if needed.

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