Case Western Reserve University has an immediate opening for a full time
Biostatistics Research Associate to work within a group of Biostatistics
and Epidemiology faculty (Department of Population and Quantitative
Health Sciences). The candidate should have a graduate degree in
Biostatistics, Statistics, or related field. A doctoral degree is
preferred but a candidate with a master???s degree with substantial
experience, particularly in statistical computing/programming, will be
considered. The person in this position will provide support to
methodological development and data analysis projects. The primary
research area is causal mediation analysis and primary areas of
application are oral/dental health and health behavior. Duties will
include programming in R and SAS for data analyses and simulation
studies, and participating, and possibly taking the lead, in writing of
papers and development of R packages. Some background and experience in
longitudinal data analysis is expected, and background in stochastic
processes and/or causal inference is desirable.
The successful candidate will have 1) a strong statistics, mathematics
and computing background, 2) expertise and experience in R, SAS and
other programming, 3) advanced computing skills and knowledge, including
in high performance and parallel computing and data management, 4)
interest in learning and developing new statistical methods, 5) interest
in being involved in dental/oral health and health behavior research, 6)
excellent oral and written communication skills, and 7) organized,
detail-oriented, and conscientious.
Interested individuals should submit a curriculum vitae, and a brief
statement of research interests/career goals to Jeffrey M. Albert, PhD
(
jma13@case.edu).
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Jeffrey M. Albert, Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics
Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
Email:
jma13@case.eduWeb: http://epbiwww.case.edu/?p=73