Postdoctoral Research Position in Causal Inference

Harvard University • Cambridge, MA • Posted June 08, 2026

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Title Postdoctoral Research Position in Causal Inference

School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Department/Area Biostatistics

Position Description
We invite applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the causal inference team supervised by Professor Francesca Dominici. The position will focus on developing and applying novel causal inference methods for large-scale observational studies, with a particular emphasis on environmental exposures and public health. Core data resources include nationwide claims, linked with rich contextual information such as census data, weather records, and high-resolution air pollution and related environmental exposures data.

Motivated by relevant public health and policy questions, the goal is to develop methodologies for the identification, estimation, transportability, and generalization of the causal effects in complex real-world settings. Amo...