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

• Design and implement models to assess and predict environmental exposure across spatial and temporal scales.
• Analyze the impacts of environmental and social determinants on health and well-being across the human lifespan using spatial, statistical, and computational methods.
• Integrate multi-source spatiotemporal big data and employ machine learning/AI, network analysis, and visualization techniques to uncover hidden patterns in human-environment dynamics.
• Support environmental and health data collection efforts and contribute to IRB applications and data management.
• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals, present research findings in conferences/meetings, and generate regular project update reports.
• Contribute to grant proposal development and mentor junior researchers in the group.

• Ph.D. in GIScience, Environmental Science, Geography, Statistics, Computer Science, Public Health, Epidemiology, or a related field.
• Demonstrated record of high-quality publications in the relevant field.
• Excellent quantitative skills and programming experience, with expertise in GIS-based modeling and spatial data analysis.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Strong motivation, work ethic, and the ability to collaborate in an interdisciplinary team environment.
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience in high-performance computing, big data analytics, and AI research., Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being.

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