Search: We are looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher with a
strong quantitative, (bio)statistical, and/or epidemiological
background to integrate several databases for complex systems analysis.
Project Description: We have recently received a 2-3 year research
grant to study the intersection of global fisheries declines and the
destabilization of local to global food security, leading to drastic
changes in human nutrition. Our research will answer the following
four questions: 1) what is the current role of seafood in maintaining
macro and micro-nutrient nutrition for populations around the world;
2) how will projected changes in global fish stocks affect human
nutrition; 3) which populations have the greatest nutritional
vulnerability to changes in the status of fisheries; and 4) which
marine conservation and fisheries management strategies would pay the
largest health dividends at a variety of scales from local to global?
One of the centerpiece products of this effort will be an analytic
framework and architecture that will allow decision-makers to
calculate the health implications of different marine management
strategies at a variety of scales from local to global. To perform
this work, we have assembled a group of specialists whose expertise
ranges across several disciplines from climate modeling and fisheries
ecology to resource/development economics and nutritional
epidemiology. By modeling shifts in diets based on changes in access
to fisheries, we can estimate per capita changes in fish consumption
and calculate changes in the prevalence of risk for a variety of
micronutrient deficiencies (i.e. iron, zinc, vitamin B12, omega-3
fatty acids). Using this modeling approach, we can estimate shifts in
burdens of disease for particular populations associated with either
increased or decreased access to seafood in the diet. Such estimates
will allow decision makers to calculate, for the first time, the
public health implications of their management decisions, creating
policy tools that have the potential to revolutionize how we think
about fisheries management, how we internalize health costs into
marine management, and how we improve food insecurity in the Global South.
* The post-doctoral researcher will be based at the Harvard
School of Public Health and/or the Harvard University Center for the
Environment and work closely with Dr. Chris Golden (PI) and Dr. Sam
Myers (co-PI). The post-doc will lead the health modeling of this
working group and will liaise with experts from UBC, UCSB, and UW
(and their post-doc) who will do the environmental and economic
modeling. This research fellowship will last for 1 year and be
renewable for a second year. Salary will be $74K per year of which
$18K is designated for benefits (take-home salary roughly $56K). At
Harvard, we have a rich community of researchers investigating the
interrelationship of ecosystem transformation and human health and we
believe the post-doc will find the community of scholars an inspiring one.
Skills/Background Experience:
* Strong statistical and quantitative analysis background
required. Preference for working in Stata or R
* Preference for training in epidemiology, biostatistics, complex
systems analysis, quantitative methods, or related fields
* Preference for experience working with large datasets and
integrating multiple kinds of data in an analytic framework.
To apply: Please submit a CV and brief cover letter detailing
relevant experience and reason for interest in the project to Dr.
Chris Golden (gol...@hsph.harvard.edu). Please also send the names of
three references. Interviewing and hiring will take place prior to
July 30th. Position will start around September 1, 2015.
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