The Center for Value-based Care Research (CVCR) at Cleveland Clinic is seeking a post-doctoral fellow to support an NIAAA-funded research project. The Center has 9 full-time investigators, including MDs and PhDs, and strong institutional support with the goal of improving population health and reducing costs through practice redesign, information technology, and evidence-based, patient-centered care. The successful fellow will have the opportunity to receive comprehensive training and a unique research experience in clinical epidemiology, observational large data analysis, health economic evaluation and decision modeling from our multidisciplinary faculty. The fellow is encouraged to develop his/her own research ideas and career development plan during the fellowship with support from the Cleveland Clinic and CVCR faculty.

Principal Investigator: Phuc Le, PhD, MPH

Cleveland Clinic Research Department: Internal Medicine

Lab Research Topics:

• Alcohol use disorder
• Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
• Decision modeling
• Observational data analysis
• Health economics
• For more information about the lab’s research, please contact Dr. Le at [email protected]

Job Responsibilities:

• Independent project design with the goal of data generation, analysis, interpretation and manuscript preparation
• Design and develop microsimulation models
• Perform biostatistical and/or econometric analyses
• Conduct literature review and meta-analysis
• Analyze economic and resource utilization data

Education:

• PhD or MD/PhD required
• MD with relevant laboratory experience may substitute for PhD

Languages:

• English Proficiency proof required for candidates arriving on J-1, J-2, or F1 + OPT visa status

Work Experience:

• Previous experience in a research or academic setting. Graduate student experience meets this requirement.
• Scientific writing experience

Additional Preferred Qualities:

• Grant writing experience
• Experience using disease modeling softwares

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
• Ability to distinguish color
• Manual dexterity to handle specimens and repair equipment
• Ability to lift and transport equipment or specimens weighing up to 20 pounds
• May be exposed to hazardous chemicals, bio-hazards, radioactive materials, etc.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• PPE per institutional requirements; may vary by laboratory

Preferred Application Materials:

All application materials should be submitted directly via email to Phuc Le, PhD at [email protected].

• CV
• A cover letter
• Contact information of 3 referees

Keywords: postdoc, research, health economics, observational data, modeling, decision, programming, public health, biostatistics, econometrics, manuscript, liver disease, epidemiology, simulation, large database