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Postdoctoral Research Associate - School of Public Health

St. Louis, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Nov 2025

About the role

Position Summary

We seek an energetic individual with doctoral-level academic training in Environmental Epidemiology, Environmental Psychology, or related disciplines who has experience and interest in studying the interrelationships between environmental chemical mixtures during pregnancy and adversities and resilience factors in the context of long-term depression in mothers and neurodevelopmental and mental health outcomes in children. This individual will have the opportunity to work with data from the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) cohort that enrolled over 1000 pregnant women in Los Angeles, CA. This position will involve analyzing complex epidemiologic datasets (including coordinating data and biological samples for analysis at collaborating laboratories and QC’ing raw laboratory data), interpretating findings, and contributing to manuscript writing and grant proposal writing for new interdisciplinary research studies.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the founding directors of the MADRES cohort now at the new WashU School Public Health (in St. Louis, MO) and to be a part of the School of Public Health’s development and future. The opportunity for involvement with the School’s Innovation Research Networks (IRNs), which are at the heart of the School’s research mission, is a key unique feature of this position. The primary goal of the Planetary/Environmental Health IRN is to understand how changes to the environment affect human health, and find sustainable ways for people to live healthier lives while maintaining the health of the planet that supports us all. There is also the opportunity to contribute to new and emerging cross university research initiatives, including work in collaboration with the University-wide Center for the Environment as well as interdisciplinary projects with the WashU School of Medicine.

Onsite preferred, but remote or hybrid position is possible.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Information on being a postdoc at WashU in St. Louis can be found at https://postdoc.wustl.edu/prospective-postdocs-2/.

Additional information can be found at https://schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/ and https://environment.washu.edu/.

Trains under the supervision of a faculty mentor including (but not limited to):

Assists with grant preparation and reporting.
Prepares and submits papers on research.
Assists in the design of research experiments.
Evaluates research findings and assists in the reporting of the results.
Conscientious discharge of their research responsibilities.
Maintains conformity with ethical standards in research.
Maintains compliance with good laboratory practice including the maintenance of adequate research records.
Engages in open and timely discussion with their mentor regarding possession or distribution of material, reagents, or records belonging to their laboratory and any proposed disclosure of findings or techniques privately or in publications.
Collegial conduct towards co-trainees, staff members and members of the research group.
Adherence to all applicable University policies, procedures and regulations. All data, research records and materials and other intellectual property generated in University laboratories remain the property of the University.

Salary Range:

Base pay is commensurate with experience.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.