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Universities with open PhD positions in epidemiology in the United States include Emory University, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and University of Florida.
Emory University
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United States
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Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health is inviting applications for a Fall 2027 PhD in Biostatistics. The program offers advanced training in biostatistics and statistical methodology within a public-health research environment. Students can pursue research across artificial intelligence and machine learning, epidemiology and infectious disease modelling, Bayesian statistics, causal inference, spatial statistics, longitudinal data analysis, statistical genetics and genomics, clinical...
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University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
United States
1 week ago
Applications are open for Fall 2027 admission to the MPH, MS, and PhD programs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). This opportunity is aimed at students interested in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, and maternal and child health epidemiology. The post notes tuition benefits for eligible out-of-state students and indicates that applications are open to both domestic and international applicants. Programs mentioned: MPH, MS, and PhD. A specifi...
1 week ago
University of Florida
United States
2 weeks ago
Fully funded PhD position in Public Health at the University of Florida in the Waddell Lab, Department of Environmental and Global Health . The project focus is infectious disease and environmental surveillance , with possible research directions including HCV testing for unhoused populations , pet dogs as environmental sentinels , extreme heat impacts , low-cost mosquito-borne illness detection , and the relationship between housing instability and infectious disease. This PhD is described as f...
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University of Pennsylvania
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United States
3 weeks ago
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Fully funded PhD opportunity in Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania , School of Medicine (Perelman School of Medicine), in the United States . The programme is described as a PhD in Epidemiology with research directions in advanced epidemiological methods, biostatistics , causal inference, clinical epidemiology, population health, health equity, health services research, implementation science, clinical trials, cohort studies, and biomedical data science. Funding is stated as fellowsh...
3 weeks ago
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
United States
3 weeks ago
PhD opportunity in Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the United States . The program covers research areas ranging from infectious disease to aging and clinical trials . Many students also complete the concurrent MHS in Biostatistics , and the PhD typically takes about 4–4.5 years . Students may switch research areas after enrollment. Funding: 100% tuition support for up to four years, health insurance, the health clinic fee, and an NIH pre-doctoral level stipend...
3 weeks ago
Rollins School of Public Health
United States
4 weeks ago
PhD opportunity at SRM School of Public Health for research at the intersection of chronic disease epidemiology , non-communicable diseases (NCDs) , population health , risk prediction , machine learning , artificial intelligence , health data science , and digital health . The post invites motivated candidates for upcoming PhD admissions under the guidance of Prakash M . The research themes include chronic disease epidemiology, NCDs, large-scale health datasets, real-world health data, predicti...
4 weeks ago
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
United States
1 month ago
Rony Zhang at the Zhang Lab, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York City, United States), is advertising PhD openings for Fall 2027 in Food Is Medicine research for liver and metabolic health . The lab’s research interests include diet , gut and oral microbiome , multi-omics , epidemiology , and biostatistics . This is a strong fit for students interested in nutrition-related biomedical research, microbiome science, and population/quantitative approaches to disease prevention and heal...
1 month ago
Northeastern University
United States
1 month ago
PhD in Population Health at Northeastern University (Bouvé College of Health Sciences) This doctoral program trains students to become public health researchers and leaders working on the complex factors that shape population well-being. Core study areas include biostatistics , epidemiology , and health services research , with additional emphasis on social determinants of health, environmental risks, neighborhood/community context, health care access and delivery, and health disparities. The pr...
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Vanderbilt University
United States
1 month ago
🎓 PhD opportunity in Epidemiology at Vanderbilt University in the United States. The program is affiliated with the Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center and highlights a large research environment with extensive current funding, active research teams, and access to real study data across topics such as DNA databank studies and population cohorts. This is a fully funded PhD opening for admitted students, including full tuition, health insurance, all fees, and an annual stipend (2026–2027 rate: $40,000)...
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Rollins School of Public Health
United States
4 weeks ago
PhD opportunity at SRM School of Public Health for research at the intersection of chronic disease epidemiology , non-communicable diseases (NCDs) , population health , risk prediction , machine learning , artificial intelligence , health data science , and digital health . The post invites motivated candidates for upcoming PhD admissions under the guidance of Prakash M . The research themes include chronic disease epidemiology, NCDs, large-scale health datasets, real-world health data, predicti...
4 weeks ago
Seoung Hoon Park
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
United States
1 month ago
Seoung Hoon Park, Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is recruiting a funded PhD student for the Motor Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory (MoNeL) for Fall 2027. MoNeL studies the behavioral, biomechanical, and neurophysiological mechanisms of motor control and motor learning in healthy older adults and individuals with stroke. The lab also develops innovative rehabilitation approaches to improve walking, balance, and functional mobility. Research meth...
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University of Minnesota Twin Cities
United States
3 weeks ago
MS or PhD assistantship in Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (St. Paul, MN, USA) with a specialization in food safety and applied microbiology . The student will join Dr. Hanyu Chen and the Food Safety Innovation research group to work on novel microbial control technologies , AI-assisted food safety , and cottage food safety . Research topics include light-based treatments , gentle-thermal processing , natural antimicrobials , and predictive microbiology , w...
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Estimated costs in United States.
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![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | $3.0k $3,000/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | $1.5k $1,500/yr |
![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | $800 $800/yr |
![]() Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | $12.0k $12,000/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
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United States
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University of Missouri
United States
Entomology
Zoology
Wildlife Biology
Disease Ecology
Acarology
Associate Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
United States
Virology
Immunology
Inflammatory Biology
Influenza Research
Network Biology
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Columbia University
United States
Epidemiology
Virology
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Sars-cov-2
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University of Michigan School of Public Health
United States
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University of South Carolina
United States
Epidemiology
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Cohort Study

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