Research Scientist

Posting Details

Position Details

Title

Research Scientist

Appointment Status

Non-Tenure Track

Department

IU Irsay Family Research Institute

Location

Bloomington

Position Summary

The Irsay Institute at Indiana University Bloomington seeks
applicants for a Research Scientist position to support several
research projects in health care economics and aging. The studies
use Medicare claims and other large-scale data and are primarily
funded by a long-term National Institute on Aging grant.

The position will be supervised by Dr. Kosali Simon (Indiana
University O’Neill School, and NBER ). The Irsay Institute on the
Bloomington campus is a hub for health-related social science at
IU. This grant brings together faculty from IU Bloomington, the IU
School of Medicine, the IU School of Nursing, and other
units.

This position is an opportunity for those looking to contribute to
research on health economics, especially on topics related to
aging. The person hired will be a co-author on the resulting
research and a full member of the investigative team.

The person hired will build and document analysis datasets from raw
claims files in version-controlled R scripts, apply regression and
quasi-experimental methods, review teammates’ code, take ownership
of projects from data build to draft, present progress to the team,
coauthor manuscripts, and prepare replication packages to journal
and funder standards.

This is an in-person position in Bloomington, IN. The position is
available immediately; the start date is negotiable.

Interested candidates should review the application requirements
and submit their application at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/34764
. Interested applicants should provide the following: cover letter,
curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references.
Applicants are encouraged to include a link to a public code
repository or a replication package they contributed to.

Basic Qualifications

The successful candidate will hold a terminal degree in Economics,
Health Services Research, Public Policy, Public Health, or a
related quantitative field, or completion by spring 2027.
Postdoctoral experience is welcome but not required. Advanced
knowledge of the R programming language, extensive experience
working with health care claims data, and knowledge of Unix/Linux
systems is required. Experience with Stata, Python, SAS, or SQL is
encouraged but not a requirement.

Department Contact for Questions

Questions about the position should be addressed to Dr. Kosali
Simon (simonkos@iu.edu).

Additional Qualifications

Salary and Rank

Salary range: $65,000 to $110,000 plus benefits

Special Instructions

For Best Consideration Date

11/02/2026

Expected Start Date

Posting Number

IU-101752-2026