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Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation's best urban public research universities. Home to over 50,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff and 332,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls "the most ambitious campus design program in the country."
With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, nine straight years of record enrollment, global leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC's momentum has never been stronger. UC's annual budget tops $1.65 billion and its endowment totals $1.8 billion.
Job OverviewAs one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine's faculty are transforming the world of medicine every day. The Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences is a top-tier department with world-renowned faculty and staff.
A full time Post Doc Fellow position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Kelly Brunst in the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences at the University of Cincinnati in the College of Medicine. She is seeking a talented and strongly self-motivated individual to join her transdisciplinary research team studying the effects of chemical (e.g., ambient air pollution/temperature, fluoride) and non-chemical (e.g., psychosocial stressors, social constructs) exposures on the programming of biological mechanisms related to neurodevelopment in children.
The lab works to identify molecular biomarkers using various 'omics-platforms (i.e., epigenomic, mitochondriomics) that can be used to predict those children at increased risk for adverse outcomes resulting from environmental exposures. Projects in the lab include 1) The role of epigenetics in linking long-term exposure to air pollution/ambient temperature and mental health, 2) Longitudinal exposure to fluoride and its impact on neurodevelopment and neuroimaging outcomes, and 3) Environmental exposure-induced biological aging of the brain.
Essential FunctionsRecent PhD degree in epidemiology, public health, or another related field.
Additional Qualifications ConsideredCompensation and Benefits
UC offers a wide array of complementary and affordable benefit options, to meet the financial, educational, health, and wellness needs of you and your family. Eligibility varies by position and FTE.
As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).
To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.uc.edu/careers.html.
For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at jobs@uc.edu.
The University of Cincinnati is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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