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Postdoctoral Fellow

Job Title:	Post-Doctoral Fellow
Department:	Department of Public Health Sciences
Description of Area or Topic of Research:	Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Queen’s University. The successful candidate will join a research team led by Dr. Zihang Lu as the Principal Investigator and will work in a collaborative environment. This candidate will work on applying advanced statistical, machine learning, and artificial intelligence methods to explore exposome influencing child health using data from large, longitudinal, population-based cohorts. This candidate will also have opportunities to interact and collaborate with team members and investigators from diverse disciplines on academic presentations, grant applications, and co-authorship of publications. In addition, the candidate will be involved in statistical and machine learning methods development as part of Dr. Lu’s research agenda.
Supervision and Academic Unit:	Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University Dr. Zihang Lu
Remuneration:	Compensation is $60,000 plus benefits
Start Date and Duration of Appointment:	This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of a one-year extension, depending on the availability of funds.
Required Qualifications:	The successful applicant will have a PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field. The applicant should be able to work as part of a team as well as independently and be highly interested in medical and epidemiological applications. Strong communication, written and analytical skills are required, including experience in analyzing large observational datasets using statistical or machine learning tools (e.g., SAS, R or Python). Applicants must have a PhD by the start of the Fellowship period.
Required Documentation:	A complete application includes a cover letter, a current CV with a list of publications, and a research statement outlining the candidate’s research interests and accomplishments. The candidate should also arrange for two letters of reference to be submitted directly to Dr. Zihang Lu (zihang.lu@queensu.ca) before the application deadline.
Application Deadline:	Review of applications starts on September 8^th, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.
Application Procedure:	Submit all documents electronically in PDF format to Dr. Zihang Lu, Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 (zihang.lu@queensu.ca).

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY: The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen's is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized/visible minority and Indigenous/Aboriginal people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons.

ACCOMMODATION IN THE WORKPLACE: The University has policies in place to support its employees with disabilities, including an Accommodation in the Workplace Policy and a policy on the provision of job accommodations that take into account an employee's accessibility needs due to disability. The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant's accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please contact Dr. Zihang Lu at zihang.lu@queensu.ca.