[ECPN] Post-doctoral position at University of Albany

[Doug Coatsworth]

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Interdisciplinary Post-Doctoral Position in Family-Centered Obesity
Prevention

and Community-Based Participatory Research

The School of Public Health at the University at Albany, NY seeks qualified
applicants

for a two-year full-time postdoctoral position to work on an NIH-funded
project to

develop, implement and evaluate a family-centered obesity prevention program
using

Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). The successful candidate will
be

jointly mentored by Dr. Kirsten Davison (family health, childhood obesity)
and Dr.

Janine Jurkowski (CBPR, health disparities). Key responsibilities will
include working

with the research team to design and implement the intervention,
coordinating evaluation

activities (including process and impact evaluations), supervising and
mentoring

undergraduate and graduate research assistants, and coordinating technical
data collection

activities (e.g., accelerometer-assessed physical activity). The candidate
will also be

responsible for data management and participate in data analysis.

Opportunities for mentored manuscript preparation are available. Additional

opportunities for teaching and graduate training in public health (e.g., a
certificate in

public health or health disparities) are also available for interested
candidates.

Candidates must have received a doctoral degree in the last three years in
public health,

child and family development, psychology, exercise science or a related
field and have

strong written and data analytic skills. Previous research experience and/or
training in

obesity, child and family health, or CBPR are preferred but not required.
This position is

available immediately.

Please send CV, statement of research experience and interests (1-2 pages),
and names

and contact information for 3 work-related references to Kirsten Davison

(kdavison at albany.edu). On the statement of research, applicants are
encouraged to

outline their experience in the following areas: (a) working with diverse
populations (or

their interest in this area), (b) analyzing data, and (c) working as a
member of a research

team.

 

 

Inquiries can be forwarded to Dr. Davison (kdavison at albany.edu) or Dr.

Jurkowski.(jjurkowski at albany.edu).

Kirsten Davison, Ph.D.

Janine Jurkowski, PhD.

School of Public Health

University at Albany

One University Place

Rensselaer, NY 12144

 

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Douglas Coatsworth, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies 

Professor-in-Charge, HDFS Undergraduate Program 

211F South Henderson 

Pennsylvania State University 

University Park, PA 16802

 

Phone: (814) 865-5259

Fax:   (814) 863-7963

 

http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/hdfs/

 

Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development 

http://www.prevention.psu.edu/