Employment Opportunities
For a list of staff openings, please visit the Northwestern University Careers page.
Faculty Positions
Division of Biostatistics
Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine
Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine
Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine
Division of Epidemiology
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor-Aging Epidemiology
Division of Behavioral Sciences
Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine
Post-doctoral Positions
Post-doctoral level Visiting Scholar with nutrition and genetic epidemiology experience
The Department of Preventive Medicine (Nutrition Division) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM, Military Nutrition Division) are seeking a Post-doctoral level Visiting Scholar to conduct mentored research on a project to identify predictors of physical and cognitive resilience of direct relevance to service member health and performance and the general population. The position is based at Northwestern (Chicago, IL) where the candidate will spend most of his/her time analyzing phenotypic and genetic data from the UK Biobank, a cohort of about 500,000 men and women. The mentoring and training will be under the direction of Dr. Marilyn Cornelis, Assistant Professor. Dr. Harris Lieberman (USARIEM, Natick, MA) is the PI of the core project and will serve as an off-site mentor. The candidate will also work with research team members at other sites on various aspects of the project that will address biomarkers of nutritional status and health using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and US Army Special Forces Soldiers. Major emphasis will be placed on leading original analyses, writing manuscripts and career development. This position is anticipated to be for 1 year, with potential extension conditional on funding and performance.
The position is open to citizens or lawful permanent residents of the US. Applicants must have a PhD/DrPH/ScD/MD or equivalent at time of appointment. Strong knowledge of nutrition and genetic epidemiology is required. The candidate should have a record of original first-authored manuscripts in one or more of these areas, strong analytical research skills and experience with cluster computing and statistical software such as SAS and R for both data management and analysis.
Application Instructions
Please contact Marilyn Cornelis marilyn.cornelis@northwestern.edu with the following items
- Cover letter describing previous achievements, research interests, career goals, and why the candidate is suitable for this position (maximum 2 pages)
- CV and the names, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers for at least two academic references.