Epidemiology of Aging Training Program

Predoctoral and postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Applications are invited for 2011-2012

The aging of the United States population highlights the need for research on diseases and disabilities that affect older persons. The objective of this advanced training program (Dr. Jay Magaziner, Program Director) is to train pre- and postdoctoral fellows to conduct independent and original research in the epidemiology of aging, with an emphasis on the prevention of late life disability and functional decline. The program emphasizes four broad areas where training faculty have extensive gerontologic research experience and ongoing projects: musculoskeletal epidemiology, neuroepidemiology, genetic epidemiology, and the epidemiologic study of long-term care for chronic diseases.

The training program is designed to enable trainees to master a core curriculum in epidemiology and biostatistics, become knowledgeable about the basic biological and psychosocial processes of aging which are fundamental to gerontology, become expert in at least one substantive area relevant to the prevention of disability and functional decline in the elderly, learn to contribute to a research team under the supervision of a primary mentor expert in a substantive area and a secondary mentor expert in epidemiology and/or biostatistics, and demonstrate the capacity to conduct independent, original research.

In addition to the many interdepartmental relationships within the School of Medicine and the University of Maryland Baltimore campus, our location in the Baltimore-Washington area maximizes opportunities for collaboration with government agencies, health care institutions and life science industries. The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health is a national leader in funded research. For additional information about our multidisciplinary faculty and research programs, please go to http://medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology.

To inquire about the availability of positions, please contact Ms. Allyson Hess (ahess1@epi.umaryland.edu). If you would like to apply, please send a statement of career goals, CV, and contact information for three references to Ms. Allyson Hess (ahess1@epi.umaryland.edu). Her mailing address is University of Maryland; 660 W. Redwood Street; Suite 200; Baltimore, Maryland 21201.

Fellowships are supported by an NIH training grant (T32 AG00262); applicants must be a US citizen or permanent resident. The University of Maryland Baltimore is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.