Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, HIV, TB, and Selected Infectious Diseases
Job posting information
Job type: Postdoc
Salary range: $81,000 - $91,188
Location: Seattle, Washington
Date posted: November 6, 2025
Position Description
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent research organization at the University of Washington (UW). Its mission is to deliver to the world timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence to improve health policy and practice. IHME carries out its mission through a range of projects within different research areas including the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), Injuries, and Risk Factors; Future Health Scenarios; Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency; Resource Tracking; and Impact Evaluations.
IHME has an excellent opportunity for a Postdoctoral Scholar on our HIV team. We are looking for someone ready to advance in their career in global health research. As a Postdoctoral Scholar you will be contributing to research design, training, leading and/or mentoring junior staff. IHME researchers analyze and produce key estimates for their assigned research team and will assess all available relevant quantitative data – including those on causes of death, epidemiology, and a range of determinants such as education and income – from surveys, vital registration, censuses, literature, registries, and administrative records.
You will be integrally involved in producing, critiquing, improving, and disseminating results for a project assessing the biomedical, behavioral, and structural factors influencing HIV/AIDS outcomes among adults in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. You are someone that is capable of keeping your team on track to meet deadlines and research objectives. You already have a publication record, and at IHME, you will build out your portfolio with several peer-reviewed papers. You thrive in a collaborative work environment and are capable of working on multiple projects concurrently while meeting deadlines. You keep current of recent scientific, engineering and technical advances and are able to translate these into your research. The ideal candidate will have the ability to work both independently and in collaboration with a team; demonstrated ability to quickly recognize problems in results and identify root causes in data, methods, and code; and a long-term interest in an academic position contributing to the overall mission of our research.
This position is contingent on project funding availability. Anticipated start date is winter 2026.
Postdoctoral Scholar appointments are initially for 12-months with opportunities to renew. Appointment not to exceed 5 years, including postdoctoral experience(s) at other institutions. The salary range for this position is $81,000 - $91,188.
Postdoctoral scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website.
- Exhibit command of HIV modeling, including the methodology and its components.
- Independently carry out quantitative analyses and participate in reciprocal research projects. Interpret and vet results from junior staff, formulate conclusions and inform team leaders.
- Develop, quality check, and distribute complex HIV data sets to be used in epidemiological and statistical analyses.
- Develop and implement new computational and statistical methods.
- Create, test, and use relevant computer code (R, Python, SQL or equivalent). Maintain, modify, and execute analytic machinery that results.
- Draft presentations, manuscripts, and contribute to funding proposals. Lead and co-author scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals.
- Maintain scientific awareness and intellectual agility with data, methods, and analytic techniques.
- May lead and/or mentor junior staff
- Provide ideas and content for the development of internal trainings. Teach established trainings.
- Contribute to research design.
Other duties as assigned
- PhD or foreign equivalent in public health, epidemiology, statistics, biostatistics, math, economics, quantitative social sciences or related discipline
- Growing peer network were sought out as having solid command with engineering/technical areas, a given disease, risk, key indicator, relevant methodological area, and the related data sources and scientific underpinnings.
- Excellent analytic, critical thinking, and quantitative skills.
- Results and detail-oriented individual that can initiate and complete tasks under tight deadlines and changing priorities both independently and in a team environment. Flexibility with hours and workload is key.
- Experience devising and executing statistical modeling techniques.
- Ease in designing, executing, and troubleshooting code in one or more languages (e.g. R, Python, Stata, SAS, SQL).
- Excellent written and oral communication skills required, including track record of success in co-authorship on multiple scientific papers, presenting results, and representing research at meetings.
- Weekend and evening work sometimes required.
- This position is eligible for visa sponsorship through the University of Washington.
- Working internationally is only allowed for IHME sponsored work that requires in -country participation.
- This position is located in Seattle, Washington, working in-person at the IHME office.
- This position currently has 16 months of funding/funding, with a possibility of being extended (if extension is a possibility).
Application information
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a brief statement (500-word limit) outlining research interests via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/176150
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent research center at the University of Washington (UW). Its mission is to deliver to the world timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence to improve health policy and practice. IHME carries out its mission through a range of projects within different research areas including the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), Injuries, and Risk Factors; Future Health Scenarios; Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency; Resource Tracking; and Impact Evaluations. Our vision is to provide policymakers, donors, and researchers with the highest-quality quantitative evidence base so all people live long lives in full health.
IHME is committed to providing the evidence base necessary to help solve the world’s most important health problems. This requires creativity and innovation, which are cultivated by an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment that respects and appreciates differences, embraces collaboration, and invites the voices of all IHME team members.