Biostatistician or Statistician, Tenured/Tenure-Track Position, Biostatistics Branch
The Biostatistics Branch (BB) in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is recruiting for a tenure-track/tenure position. BB statisticians develop statistical research programs and actively collaborate both in cutting-edge studies of genetics, lifestyle, and other environmental causes of cancer and in studies of descriptive and clinical epidemiology and cancer prevention. Statistical research is typically motivated by problems encountered in DCEG studies, such as choosing efficient study design, identifying and describing gene-environment interactions, estimating absolute risk, addressing errors in exposure and clinical measurements, and developing strategies to identify true associations in genome-wide scans for disease-producing genetic variants.
Applications will be evaluated on demonstrated potential to develop a creative, independent program of statistical research applicable to cancer epidemiology and genetics, and to collaborate effectively on epidemiologic studies. All areas of statistical expertise are welcome. We anticipate increasing opportunities for research and applications in high-dimensional data analysis, Bayesian methods, quality control and analytic methods for laboratory measurements, and statistical computing and bioinformatics.
The incumbent will receive research support from the intramural research program of NIH for computer programming and recruiting a post-doctoral fellow. Applicants should have a doctorate in biostatistics, statistics or related field, knowledge of the basic approaches used in cancer epidemiology, and knowledge of biostatistical theory and methods. A record of publications demonstrating an ability to conduct independent research on statistical methods is required. Publications documenting collaborative epidemiologic or clinical research are highly desirable. The successful candidate should have strong communication skills to discuss scientific issues and write scientific papers. Interested individuals should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a brief summary of research experience, accomplishments and research interest and goals, copies of five publications or preprints, and three letters of reference to:
Ms. Judy Schwadron
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute
6120 Executive Blvd. EPS/8073
Bethesda, MD 20892
Recommendations can be included with the package or sent directly by the recommender to Ms. Schwadron. Candidates should submit applications by June 6th, 2008; however, the search will continue until a qualified subject is found. Additional information about staff and ongoing research in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics and in the Biostatistics Branch is available at http://www.dceg.cancer.gov. Please contact Dr. Nilanjan Chatterjee (phone 301-402-7933 or chattern@mail.nih.gov) for questions about the position. The position is subject to background investigation. DHHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers.
DHHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers.
