Job Title:
Research Postdoctoral Fellow- Diabetes Epidemiology
Company: Tulane University
Location: New Orleans, LA
Created: 2026-04-15
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description:
The Section of Endocrinology at the John W. Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine is seeking talented and motivated applicants with training and experience in epidemiology, population health biostatistics, bioinformatics, or the equivalent to join the research lab led by Dr. Yilin Yoshida. Dr Yoshida is an Assistant professor of Medicine at Tulane. Her research program is centered on sex/gender-based cardiometabolic epidemiology. One of her major focuses is to investigate mechanisms underlying women's excessive risk of vascular complications in diabetes and identify and test intervention targets to improve diabetes management in men and women. This is a full-time position with a 2-year service/training period with the possibility for yearly renewal dependent upon performance and continued funding. Candidates with research experience in cardiometabolic epidemiology are strongly perferred. The fellow's time will be devoted to data analysis, manuscript preparation, grant application support, and career development. Applicants must have earned a doctoral degree within the past 5 years or anticipate graduating in the Spring or Summer of 2024, have advanced graduate training in epidemiology, population health, and biostatistice, and be proficient in statistical programming using SAS, R, STATA, or Python. Experience in Peer-Reviewed Publications in Beneficial bu not required. Tulane University is an equal opportunity educator and employer committed to providing an education and employment environment free of unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Legally protected demographic classifications (such as a person's race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, shared ancestry, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws) are not relied upon as an eligibility, selection or participation criteria for Tulane's employment or educational programs or activities. Tulane University is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing an application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the Office of Human Resources by phone at 504-865-4748 or by email at .