Post-Doctoral Research Position

Demography and Genetics

University of Colorado at Boulder

The Institute of Behavioral Science and the Institute for Behavioral Genetics have a developed an innovative training program at the intersection of Demography and Genetics research that is funded by a T32 training grant from NIA (T32AG052371). We are currently searching for a post-doctoral position that will begin September 1, 2019. The candidate will work with faculty in the IBS/IBG training program at the intersection of demographic and genetic research and will train in methods and substance in both areas. It is a one-year position at the University of Colorado
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Colleen Reid, an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been selected as a JPB Environmental Health (EH) Fellow by Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Funded by the JPB Foundation the JPB EH Fellowship Program supports a new generation of Environmental Health scholars who are committed to developing solutions and supporting policy changes that address environmental, social, and economic health disparities in the United States.  JPB EH Fellows are engaged in rigorous interdisciplinary research on the social and physical determinants of environmental health disparities in vulnerable communities. 

Through a competitive selection process, 15 new Fellowships
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The Natural Hazards Center has Postdoctoral Position open for applicants.  Please see the brief job description below, and click here for qualifications, expectations, and the application process. Applications are due November 5, 2018. The position can begin as early as January 1, 2019.  

Position Description

The Natural Hazards Center in the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder seeks a postdoctoral research associate for a full-time, 12-month position, with benefits, beginning as early as January 1, 2019. The initial appointment will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year, contingent on funding availability and satisfactory performance.

The person who is
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Dr. Lori Peek, director, and Jennifer Tobin, of the Natural Hazards Center were highlighted in a recent Daily Camera article regarding disaster preparedness and K-12 schools.  

Local schools had their preparedness for natural disasters tested with the 2013 floods and can offer lessons in responding, especially during the recovery phase.

In a collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, CU's Natural Hazards Center is highlighting the risks posed to K-12 schools by a variety of potential disasters - and Lyons schools' flood response was highlighted as an example of best practice.

University of Colorado Boulder sociology professor Lori Peek was
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