|
10/05/2009 |
|
Company Information:
As part of a directed expansion the Department of Biostatistics and
Bioinformatics is seeking to fill multiple tenured and tenure-track
faculty openings at all levels (full associate and assistant
professors). We are recruiting for faculty in all areas but with
particular emphasis on the interface of Biostatistics and
Bioinformatics and the development and application of quantitative
methods for high-dimensional data analysis. Areas of interest include:
genomics proteomics informatics computational biology machine learning
clinical trials Bayesian analysis imaging statistical genetics
infectious disease modeling spatial statistics reproducible research
and statistical theory. Responsibilities associated with these
positions include methodological and collaborative research teaching
and the supervision of graduate students. Collaborative opportunities
exist throughout the Woodruff Health Sciences Center including the
School of Medicine the Winship Cancer Institute Yerkes Primate Center
the Vaccine Center and the Center for AIDS Research. In addition the
new Center for Comprehensive Informatics offers close collaboration
relating to the integration of clinical medicine biomedical informatics
imaging and high-throughput technologies. Research opportunities also
exist within the Rollins School of Public Health departments of
epidemiology behavioral sciences and health education health policy and
management environmental and occupational health and global health. The
department participates in the Atlanta Clinical and Translational
Research Institute serves as the Data Coordinating Center for several
NIH clinical trials and operates the Biostatistics Consulting Center.
The department houses the Center for Biomedical Imaging Statistics with
links to imaging research across the health sciences. The department
currently has 15 doctoral faculty and 9 masters level associate faculty
members with primary appointments. The department offers a doctoral
graduate program in biostatistics from the Graduate School of Arts and
Science and masters degrees in public health and public health
informatics. A concentration in bioinformatics is available at the
doctoral level. Position Title:
Multiple tenured and tenure-track faculty openings at all levels (full
associate and assistant professors) Duties &
Responsibilities: Position Qualifications:
Requirements: doctoral degree in biostatistics/statistics or a related
field; strong record of or high potential for methodologic research;
intent and ability for scientific collaborative research and graduate
level teaching; excellent oral and written communication skills.
Candidates for associate professor or full professor should have an
established record of funded research collaboration and teaching. Salary Range: Salary
and rank commensurate with experience. Benefits: Web Site: Application Address: A
letter summarizing experience and research interests and a complete
curriculum vitae including contact information for three references
should be sent to: Lance A. Waller Ph.D. Rollins Professor and Chair
Emory University Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics 1518
Clifton Rd. NE Atlanta GA 30322 lwaller@emory.edu. http://www.sph.emory.edu/hpbios.html
Contact Email: yhuang5@emory.edu Application Deadline: until positions are filled |