Hello Everyone,
I would appreciate if you could bring the following Postdoc opportunity to anyone who might be interest in.
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Company Information: The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (EPBI), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Our department is one of the largest basic science departments in the school of medicine and has a long record of excellence in interdisciplinary collaborative research in the biomedical and clinical sciences, and biostatistical methods development. The Department currently has 32 primary faculties with research interests spanning biostatistics, bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, global health epidemiology, health behavior and prevention, health care organizations, outcomes, and policy. More information and resources for a postdoc can be found in the following website: http://postdoc.case.edu/.
Position Title: Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Duties and Responsibilities: A Postdoctoral Research Scholar position is available immediately to work in the HIV/AIDS area of research with Principal Investigator Grace McComsey, MD, FIDSA, and Biostatistician faculty member Abdus Sattar, PhD. We are inviting applicants with a strong background in bio/statistics and emphasizing that the position is mostly for collaborative research in the area of HIV/AIDS. The NIH funded HIV/AIDS studies aim to evaluate the effects of interventions on longitudinally measured various outcomes including markers for cardiovascular disease, including insulin resistance and vascular disease. Current studies are investigating mechanisms of cardiovascular disease and interventions to attenuate cardiovascular risk. There are opportunities to develop biostatistical methods related to the collaborative research projects. Our biostatistical methodological work focuses on the longitudinal, survival, jointly modeling of longitudinal and survival data, and predictive power or classification of biomarkers data using supervised statistical learning methods. The position provides both theoretical and practical biostatistical training integrated with the core requirements in epidemiology and health sciences, facilitated by the involvement of faculty in cutting-edge biomedical and health research in the HIV/AIDS. There is a unique biostatistical training designed for today’s rewarding careers in academia, government, and industry. Modern biostatisticians are highly sought after in the job market. The Postdoctoral Scholar will be supervised by Dr. Abdus Sattar, with overall oversight by Dr. Grace McComsey.
Position Qualifications: We are seeking a statistician who is interested in developing a career in academic medicine as a biostatistician. The candidate should have a doctoral degree in statistics, biostatistics or other related field. Candidates with strong quantitative background and computing experience with longitudinal and survival data are desirable. Candidates should have strong knowledge in longitudinal and survival data analysis, statistical computing, and statistical learning methods. Strong writing and communication skills are essential for the position.
Salary Range: Based on NIH guidelines
Benefits: http://postdoc.case.edu/current/benefits.html
Application Information: Candidates should submit their CV, representative research papers (if any), and names and contacts of three referees via email to Labbato, Danielle Danielle.Labbato@uhhospitals.org. The positions are open until they are filled or by 12/15/2015.
Contact Email: Danielle.Labbato@uhhospitals.org.
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Sincerely,
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Abdus Sattar, Ph.D
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
10900 Euclid Avenue, Wood Bldg. WG-51
Cleveland, OH 44106-4945, USA
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Tel. 1.216.368.1501
Email:sattar@case.edu
Webpage: sattar.case.edu
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Abdus Sattar
Assistant Professor
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