The Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (CSWSPHTM) is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join an NIH R01-funded research program investigating the effects of prenatal exposure to extreme heat and wildfire smoke on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The successful candidate will work with a team, including Dr. Md Mostafijur Rahman at Tulane, with support from Drs. Rob McConnell (at USC) and Anny Xiang (Kaiser Permanente Southern California) and other investigators on a multidisciplinary project integrating environmental exposure assessment, epidemiologic methods, geospatial analysis, and high quality electronic health record to assess the role of climate-related exposures in early-life neurodevelopment in a large pregnancy cohort. This position provides an exceptional opportunity for an early-career scientist interested in environmental epidemiology, climate and health, neurodevelopment, and advanced quantitative methods. Required Applicant Materials: Interested candidates should submit the following materials: • Curriculum Vitae • Cover letter describing research interests and career goals • One representative publication • Contact information for at least three professional references For further inquiries about this position, please email Dr. Mostafijur Rahman, at [email protected] The successful candidate will: • Conduct epidemiologic analyses using large pregnancy cohort and electronic health datasets. • Select and apply advanced statistical methods for environmental health research. • Conduct analyses of prenatal exposure to extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and related environmental hazards. • Lead first-author and collaborative manuscripts for publication in high-impact peer-reviewed journals. • Present research findings at national and international scientific meetings. • Opportunities exist to mentor graduate and undergraduate students and to obtain teaching experience. • Contribute to the development of future NIH grant applications. • Have opportunities for career development and mentorship from an experienced team and the NIH-supported Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Program Required • PhD in Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, Geography, Data Science, or a closely related field. • Strong quantitative and analytical skills. • Experience with statistical programming using R or Python. • Good written and verbal communication skills. Preferred Additional helpful skills that are not a requirement include experience in one or more of the following areas: • Environmental epidemiology • Health and extreme weather • Air pollution or wildfire smoke health effects • Neurodevelopmental epidemiology • Spatial epidemiology • Machine learning or advanced statistical methods