Associate Director
Center for Statistical Training and Consulting (CSTAT, https://cstat.msu.edu)
Michigan State University (MSU, https://msu.edu)
East Lansing, Michigan
CSTAT is a thriving unit within the Office of Research and Innovation at MSU. CSTAT has a proud tradition of over 15 years of collaborating with internationally renowned researchers and external partners and is seeking a highly motivated doctoral level individual to join the team as Associate Director.
You will:
- Coordinate CSTAT's projects with CSTAT's consultants and manage CSTAT's SQL project database and reports
- Assist in the overall administration and stakeholder relations
- Participate in collaborative research with a diverse group of researchers
- Mentor and coach graduate students
You have:
- A doctoral degree in statistics or a quantitative field
- 4 years of statistical consulting and research experience
- Excellent programming skills, e.g. R or SQL
- 2 years of managerial experience (project management, budget, supervising team members)
- Proficiency in applied statistical methodology
- Strong interpersonal skills and written and oral communication skills
You can:
- Help shape the future of CSTAT
- Use and develop leadership skills and experience
- Expand your professional network
- Manage external client base
- Build multi-disciplinary collaborations and partnerships
- Participate in proposal writing and funded grants/contracts as an investigator (e.g. PI, Co-PI, Co-I, consultant)
- Publish papers and other scholarly products (e.g., data sets, software)
- Teach seminars and workshops
Application and position details (https://careers.msu.edu, Job No. 844209): https://careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job/513807/specialist-researchcontinuing
CSTAT is home to several outstanding consultants and support staff within the Office of Research and Innovation at MSU. CSTAT provides employees with a diverse set of duties that foster learning new skills and knowledge, and a collegial environment where employees regularly share information, ideas, resources, and solutions to problems. CSTAT attracts talented staff and students who reflect the diversity of the population we serve. CSTAT invests in its employees by providing on-the-job training, mentoring, and financial support for professional development.
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
Salary: 90-120K Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing, Michigan (hybrid work possible)
Review of Applications begins March 1, 2023.
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Steven Pierce
Associate Director
Center for Statistical Training and Consulting, Michigan State University
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