Postdoctoral Scholar, Environmental Health Science and Geospatial Data Science, Gong Lab

The Environmental Health and Geospatial Data Science Lab (Gong Lab) in the Department of Biobehavioral Health at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position. We seek a highly motivated candidate with expertise or a strong interest in Environmental Health Sciences and Geospatial Data Science. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Xi Gong on interdisciplinary research focused on environmental exposure modeling and assessment, the health impacts of environmental exposures, and spatiotemporal big data analytics and visualization. Responsibilities: design and implement models to assess and predict environmental exposure across spatial and temporal scales; analyze the impacts of environmental and social determinants on health and well-being across the human lifespan using spatial, statistical, and computational methods; integrate multi-source spatiotemporal big data and employ machine learning/AI, network analysis, and visualization techniques to uncover hidden patterns in human-environment dynamics; support environmental and health data collection and contribute to IRB applications and data management; publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at conferences; contribute to grant proposal development and mentor junior researchers. Qualifications: Ph.D. in GIScience, Environmental Science, Geography, Statistics, Computer Science, Public Health, Epidemiology, or a related field; demonstrated record of high-quality publications; excellent quantitative skills and programming experience, with expertise in GIS-based modeling and spatial data analysis; excellent written and oral English communication; strong motivation and ability to collaborate in an interdisciplinary team. Preference for candidates with experience in high-performance computing, big data analytics, and AI research. This is a term position; review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.