Position Title: Professor and Director of the Biostatistics Center ( tenured faculty position )

Duties & Responsibilities: The Department of Statistics, the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Biostatistics Center of the George Washington University jointly seek to fill a tenured faculty position as Professor and Director of the Biostatistics Center, which is administered by the Office of the Vice President for Research. The successful candidate will bridge the multiple large-scale population health research projects at the Biostatistics Center to theoretical and methodological research in the Departments of Statistics and Epidemiology/Biostatistics, creating additional strength in both Departments and enhancing the Biostatistics Center’s standing as a preeminent research center. The academic appointment will be in either the Department of Statistics of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences or the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the School of Public Health and Health Services, depending upon the preferred professional affiliation of the candidate who ultimately is selected. Core responsibilities of the position will be to serve as the Director of the Biostatistics Center, as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on one or more major projects of the Biostatistics Center, and as Professor of Statistics, Biostatistics or Epidemiology. As Professor, the incumbent will participate in the academic mission of the university. The incumbent will report directly to the chair of the department of the primary faculty appointment for academic matters and to the Vice President for Research for administrative and research matters of the Biostatistics Center.

Position Qualifications: We seek applicants with a PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics or Epidemiology, or equivalent doctoral educational attainment; an established program of research, and a strong national and international reputation supported by a record of developing innovative statistical, biostatistical, or epidemiological methods. The position requires scientific leadership, the ability to create collaborative environments both within the Biostatistics Center and among multiple University Centers as well as with government researchers. Applicant must have experience with managing, in all or in part, large and complex multi-center research projects and must have a strong track record of success in developing and winning funding for clinical trials and/or population-based epidemiological studies either in university, governmental or non-governmental settings. Applicants should also have a strong pedagogical record in one or more of teaching, advising, or mentoring, and a significant record of development of innovative statistical, biostatistical, or epidemiological methods. Review of applications will begin November 10, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered. Applications from women, people of color and people with disabilities are especially encouraged. The George Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Web Site: http://www2.bsc.gwu.edu/bsc/index.php

Application Address: To be considered please send via e-mail a letter containing a brief statement of interest, a statement of research interest, a curriculum vitae, copies of at least three representative publications and complete contact information for at least 5 external references to: Search Committee for the GWU Biostatistics Center Director at DirectorSearch@bsc.gwu.edu

Contact Email: DirectorSearch@bsc.gwu.edu

Application Deadline: 11/10/2011