Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email. We are only accepting applications submitted by October 22, 2026.

Posting Details

Posting Summary

Posting Number - RTF00218PO26

USC Market Title - Post Doctoral Fellow

Business Title (Internal Title) - Postdoctoral Fellow

Campus - Columbia

Work County - Richland

College/Division - Arnold School of Public Health

Department - ASPH Health Services Policy and Management

Anticipated Hiring Range - Salary commensurate with qualifications

Part/Full Time - Full Time

Hours per Week - 37.5

Work Schedule - Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

Type of Staff Position - Staff Research Grant (SRGP)

Basis - 12 months

Job Search Category - Post-doctoral

About University of South Carolina - From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor's degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

The University of South Carolina (UofSC), through the State of SC and Public Employee Benefit Authority (PEBA), offers employees a valuable benefits package, including health and life insurance, generous paid leave and retirement programs. To learn more about UofSC benefits, access the "Working at USC" section on the Applicant Portal at Research Grant or Time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some, or no benefits, based on the grant or project funding.

South Carolina Retirement - Yes

State Insurance Programs - Yes

Annual Leave - Yes

Sick Leave - Yes

Position Description

Advertised Job Summary - The postdoctoral fellow will conduct quantitative analyses using complex datasets, lead cost-effectiveness and simulation modeling activities, perform systematic reviews and evidence synthesis, lead and contribute to manuscript development, and assist with study coordination across both projects.

Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience - Requires a Doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in area of research specialty by the start date of employment.

Required Certification, Licensure/Other Credentials

Preferred Qualifications - Doctoral degree (PhD, DrPH, or equivalent) in public health, health services research, epidemiology, health economics, or a closely related field

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities - Strong quantitative and analytic skills Proficiency working with complex or structured datasets Excellent scientific writing and ability to lead projects independently Familiarity with health economics, cost-effectiveness analysis, or simulation modeling Experience with systematic review and evidence-synthesis methods (preferred) Knowledge of implementation science frameworks (preferred)

Job Duties

Job Duty - Contribute to the development and implementation of cost-effectiveness and long-term health-outcomes models for interventions examined by the PROLONG and ANTENATAL studies. Responsibilities will include identifying and organizing model inputs; reconstructing intervention, healthcare, and implementation costs; translating findings from clinical studies, systematic reviews, and observational data into model parameters; assisting with model programming, calibration, validation, and documentation; conducting deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses; and interpreting the projected health and economic consequences of alternative intervention and policy scenarios. The individual will work with the study investigators and other modeling team members to ensure that assumptions, data inputs, and analytic decisions are transparent and scientifically defensible.

Job Duty - Manage and analyze complex longitudinal, clinical, and population-health datasets using appropriate epidemiologic and statistical methods. For ANTENATAL, responsibilities may include analyzing longitudinal dental electronic health record data to examine periodontal status, treatment and maintenance histories, and subsequent tooth-loss or tooth-retention outcomes among women of reproductive age. For PROLONG, responsibilities may include analyzing intervention-effectiveness, implementation, cost, and population-subgroup data relevant to physical-activity and nutrition interventions. Additional responsibilities will include preparing analytic datasets, assessing data quality and missingness, developing reproducible statistical code, conducting descriptive and multivariable analyses, interpreting findings, preparing tables and figures, and documenting methods and results for scientific dissemination.

Job Duty - Lead or contribute substantially to manuscripts arising from both studies, including papers on intervention effectiveness, health disparities, maternal and oral health outcomes, implementation, economic evaluation, and long-term outcome projections. Responsibilities will include conducting targeted literature reviews, developing manuscript outlines, drafting and revising scientific text, preparing methods and results sections, creating tables and figures, responding to coauthor and peer-review comments, and coordinating manuscripts through submission. The individual may also contribute to research reports, abstracts, conference presentations, progress reports, and sections of grant applications or renewal materials.

Job Duty - Conduct structured evidence reviews to support intervention-effectiveness estimates, intervention characterization, cost reconstruction, and model development. For PROLONG, responsibilities may include screening studies of physical-activity, nutrition, and combined lifestyle interventions; extracting information on study populations, intervention components and dose, outcomes, implementation resources, and costs; assessing study quality; and contributing to quantitative or narrative evidence synthesis. The individual will assist with maintaining review protocols, PROSPERO records, Covidence workflows, evidence tables, decision logs, and other reproducible review documentation. Related responsibilities may also include targeted evidence reviews needed to inform ANTENATAL analyses and economic-model assumptions.

Job Duty - Coordinate assigned research activities across the PROLONG and ANTENATAL study teams. Responsibilities will include maintaining project timelines and task documentation; preparing agendas, summaries, and materials for internal and external meetings; tracking analytic, manuscript, and evidence-review deliverables; coordinating with faculty investigators, statisticians, research staff, students, and external data partners; and following up on action items. The individual will also help maintain organized documentation of data definitions, analytic decisions, model assumptions, review procedures, and study outputs to support collaboration, reproducibility, and compliance with project requirements.

Position Attributes

Hazardous weather category - Non-Essential

Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing. - No

Number of Vacancies - 1

Desired Start Date - 10/19/2026

Position End Date - 10/18/2027

Job Open Date - 10/01/2026

Job Close Date - 10/22/2026

Open Until Filled - No

Special Instructions to Applicant - Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email. We are only accepting applications submitted by October 22, 2026.

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