Division of Biostatistics
School of Public Health - University of Minnesota
ASSISTANT or ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOSTATISTICS
The Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, at the University of Minnesota is announcing the opening for a faculty member at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, non-tenure track, to work and consult with investigators and clinicians in the Masonic Cancer Center of the University of Minnesota.
Applicants must have a PhD in biostatistics or statistics by the starting date of the appointment. We are particularly interested in applicants who have interests, training, and/or experience in Clinical Trials – especially early-phase clinical trials - and Statistical Bioinformatics, but strong applicants in other areas such as Bayesian or Epidemiologic methods, Survival analysis, and analysis of Longitudinal data or Quality of Life data are also welcomed and encouraged to apply.
The Division of Biostatistics currently includes 35 graduate faculty and 65 staff, and offers MS, MPH, and PhD degrees. Current faculty research in statistical methodology includes analysis of spatial and longitudinal data, Bayes and empirical Bayes methods, computer-intensive methods such as Markov chain Monte Carlo, survival analysis, clinical trials design, statistical genetics/genomics, generalized linear models, latent variable models, and categorical data analysis. The Division has an international reputation as the home of the statistical coordinating centers for a number of major clinical trials. Research in the Masonic Cancer Center covers all three areas of basic science, clinical science, and population science.
Applications received before December 10, 2010, will be considered for a first round of interviews but the positions will remain open until filled. The salary range for this faculty position will be very competitive and the University of Minnesota offers excellent fringe benefits. These are non-tenure-track contract positions, with the initial period of the contracts set at two years.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, and the names of
at least three references online at https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=90553 . Please reference requisition #168721. In addition, three letters of recommendation should be sent to: Biostatistics Search Committee, Division of Biostatistics, A460 Mayo Building, MMC 303, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. For questions contact Sally Olander ( Esta dirección de correo electrónico está protegida contra los robots de spam, necesita tener Javascript activado para poder verla ).
For additional information regarding the Division, the School of Public Health, and the University, please visit our website at:http://www.sph.umn.edu/biostatistics
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.