Hutchinson Postdoctoral Fellowships at Yale University Three prestigious interdisciplinary Hutchinson Postdoctoral Fellowships<https://yibs.yale.edu/hutchinson-fellows> (https://yibs.yale.edu/hutchinson-fellows) are<https://yibs.yale.edu/hutchinson-fellows)%20are> available at Yale to join the Ecosystems Finance and Health initiative (https://www.ecosystemsfinancehealth.org/) for a project on "Rethinking how we design and finance solutions to environmentally-mediated infectious diseases in Africa." We seek PhDs in economics, finance, public health, ecology, statistics & data science or related fields to fill these positions. The three postdoctoral fellows will work as part of a research cluster, including faculty from across the Yale campus, to develop independent research at the nexus of public health, ecology, sustainability, economics and finance. Review of applications will start immediately until the positions are filled, with priority given to applications received before February 21, 2025.
Postdocs will be mentored by faculty across schools and disciplines at Yale, which include Professors Serap Aksoy (Yale School of Public Health), Vanessa Ezenwa (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Eli Fenichel (Yale School of the Environment), Stefano Giglio (Yale School of Management), James Hassell (Yale School of Public Health), and Albert Ko (Yale School of Public Health). Possible research topics include (but are not limited to): 1. Synthesizing data to examine the theoretical basis and causal evidence base for ongoing or proposed interventions to mitigate environmentally-mediated infectious diseases in Africa, and working within the context of different case studies, identify strategies that would deliver net health, environmental and sustainability benefits. 2. Investigating different socio-economic and institutional characteristics of institutional and physical landscapes that shape environmentally-mediated infectious disease risk in Africa, with the goal of developing a theoretical framework that identifies conditions such as data constraints, institutions, governance and financial structures necessary for scaling interventions. 3. Using survey and administrative data, project reports, and case studies to analyze the exposure of different financial institutions in Africa to environmentally-mediated infectious disease risks, and the dependencies and impacts of their lending/borrowing/investment practices on the proximal drivers or mitigators of these risks (such as water security, biodiversity loss, and food systems). Positions will involve substantial quantitative data work and travel to work with EFH collaborators in East Africa. Along with collaborations with Yale faculty, successful candidates will be expected to collaborate with other scholars in the EFH network, including in the U.S., Europe, and Africa. Qualifications * PhD in relevant field expected before August 2025. Relevant fields include economics, finance, mathematical or statistical ecology, statistics and data science, disease ecology, epidemiology, public health, quantitative social science or similar. * Knowledge of causal inference and strong skills with large data sets. * Strong programming capabilities. Our group is working mostly in R and Python (but also uses Stata, Matlab, Mathematica, C++). * Knowledge of, or interest in, interdisciplinary systems involving ecological, epidemiological, financial, and economic systems. * Strong English language writing and communication skills. * Cross-cultural collaboration skills. Benefits and Environment The starting salary is $68,0000 with benefits. Start date is negotiable, but could be as early as August 1, 2025. Yale provides a rich multidisciplinary environment, and successful applicants will have access to resources across many schools and departments. Yale has access to many large data sets and cloud computing options, and it is expected that this position will engage with those data resources. Yale has many exciting health and data-related initiatives that fellows can tap into. Successful scholars will also be enrolled as "EFH Innovation Fellows", enabling them to join a larger network of African, US and European collaborators who are working towards a common goal of understanding the implications of climate change and ecological degradation on people's health and well-being. This will enable them to take part in monthly virtual professional development activities, and at least one, in-person workshop in Africa. To Apply Compile the following elements into a single pdf file and submit here: https://www.ecosystemsfinancehealth.org/applynow-hutchinson * a one page cover letter describing your interests and skills as related to the job description, * a CV, * a link to a public code repository or a one-page description of a computational/quantitative research project you have engaged in outside of a class, * contact information for three references, and * For economics/finance applicants: a link to your job Market Paper or other writing sample. For all other applicants: a link to a published journal article * Contact information for three references Affirmative Action Statement: Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual's sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University's Title IX Coordinator, at titl...@yale.edu, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.bos...@ed.gov --- Vanessa Ezenwa Professor Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Yale University vanessa.eze...@yale.edu<mailto:vanessa.eze...@yale.edu> To unsubscribe from this list please go to https://community.esa.org/confirm/?u=RhPWqPxFwODKvbkiT32nkIqRrsiSgulp
