France : POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN HEALTH GEOGRAPHY

This postdoctoral fellow will work on a research project entitled: Associations between Mental health and Quality of the Residential Environment: a Spatial Approach at a Fine Geographic Scale (SaMeQualE). This project will study the associations between the use of psychotropic drugs and different dimensions of the quality of the residential environment in Marseille, France. A grid will be developed to conduct the study at a fine geographic scale.
Data collected at the finest scale available will be integrated in a geographic information system (ArcGIS). Indicators of environmental quality will be constructed at a fine scale by implementing methods of disaggregation and data analyses. The analysis of associations between environmental quality and use of psychotropic drugs, independent of individual factors and factors associated with the supply of health care and physicians, will be conducted using multilevel analyses and taking spatial autocorrelation into account.

Candidate Profile 
The candidate must be no older than 35 years of age, be of a nationality that is not French,
and hold a doctoral degree.
Requirements:
- Mastery of the ArcGIS geographic information system. 
- Extensive and intensive knowledge in the field of data analysis and SAS software.
- Experience in the implementation of data disaggregation methods would be greatly
appreciated.
- Ability to get along with others and work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
- At least 2 scientific articles published or accepted in an international peer-reviewed
journal.
- Fluent English (oral and written) and French (oral).
Working conditions
- Remuneration: according to the French National Institute of Health and Medical
Research (INSERM) scale.
- Duration: one year, beginning in January 2012.
- Place of work: UMR 912 Inserm, IRD, Université de  la Méditerranée – 23 rue
Stanislas Torrents, 13 006 Marseille, France.
- Project directed by Dr Pierre Verger, physician-epidemiologist, with support from an
statistician (National School for Statistics and Data Analysis – ENSAI) and a senior
epidemiology research officer.
To apply Send CV and letter to:  Dr Pierre Verger   pierre.verger@inserm.fr

Application Deadline : 31 January 2012

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