Postdoctoral Scholar, Environmental Health Science and Geospatial Science, Gong Lab

The Gong Lab at Penn State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar in Environmental Health Science and Geospatial Science. The role involves modeling environmental pollution exposure, analyzing health effects, and utilizing spatiotemporal big data. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in a relevant field, strong quantitative skills, and a good publication record. This is a full-time position with a term length to be discussed during the interview.
Location: University Park
Postdoctoral Scholar, Environmental Health Science and Geospatial Science, Gong Lab

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This is a term position; the length will be discussed during the interview. Continuation depends on university needs, performance, and funding.
Position Overview

The Gong Lab in the Department of Biobehavioral Health at Penn State is seeking a motivated postdoctoral researcher interested in Environmental Health Sciences and Geospatial Data Science. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Xi Gong on projects related to environmental exposure modeling, environment–health relationships, and spatiotemporal big data analytics.
Responsibilities
• Design and implement models to assess and predict environmental pollution exposure across spatiotemporal scales.
• Analyze effects of environmental exposure and social determinants on health using spatial and non-spatial statistics.
• Utilize multi-source spatiotemporal big data with machine learning, AI, network analysis, and visualization tools.
• Collect environmental and health data, manage IRB applications.
• Publish findings, present at conferences, and prepare project reports.
• Contribute to proposals and mentor junior researchers.Qualifications
• Ph.D. in Geography, GIScience, Environmental Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Public Health, Epidemiology, or related field.
• High-quality publication record.
• Strong quantitative and programming skills, experience in GIS modeling and spatial analysis.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Motivated, diligent, team-oriented.
• Preferred: experience in high-performance computing, big data analytics, AI.
Application Materials
• Cover letter detailing research experience and goals.
• Curriculum vitae.
• 1-2 sample publications.
• Contacts for three references.

Review begins immediately until filled. Questions? Contact Dr. Xi Gong at xigong.
Additional Information

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