Md Mostafijur Rahman

We are hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Environmental Epidemiology at Tulane University , in collaboration with the University of Southern California and Kaiser Permanente Southern California . This NIH R01-funded project will examine how prenatal exposure to extreme heat and wildfire smoke may affect autism spectrum disorder and early-life neurodevelopment using a large pregnancy cohort and high-quality electronic health record data. The fellowship offers research training in environmental epidemiology , climate and health , wildfire smoke , geospatial exposure assessment , advanced quantitative methods , and neurodevelopmental epidemiology . The fellow will have opportunities to lead first-author manuscripts, present at scientific meetings, contribute to future NIH grant applications, and gain mentoring and teaching experience. Applicants should hold a PhD in Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, Geography, Data Science , or a related field. Strong quantitative skills and experience with R or Python are expected. Prior experience in environmental epidemiology, extreme weather, air pollution/wildfire smoke, spatial epidemiology, neurodevelopment, or advanced statistical methods is especially welcome. To apply, prepare a cover letter , CV , one representative publication , and three professional references . Questions can be directed to Md Mostafijur Rahman at [email protected] .