Position Title: Professor and Chair of the Department of Biostatistics

Duties & Responsibilities: The Department of Biostatistics was founded in 1949
and is one of seven departments in the Graduate School of Public Health. The
Department is highly rated among programs nationally and offers MS MPH DrPH and
PhD degrees. The Biostatistics Chair provides scientific and administrative
leadership to 30 primary faculty 17 secondary and adjunct faculty and more than 100
graduate students. Currently the Department has more that $12 million annually in
external research funding while GSPH as a whole ranks third in NIH funding among the
nation’s 40 accredited schools of public health. The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast
and Bowel Project Biostatistical Center and the Center for Occupational Biostatistics
and Epidemiology are both currently located within the Department.

Position Qualifications: Candidates should have a distinguished record of research
teaching publication and service as well as experience with externally funded collaborative
research projects. Candidates must have academic accomplishments that meet criteria for
appointment at the tenured professor level including an advanced degree (PhD or equivalent)
in statistics biostatistics or a closely related area.

Salary Range: 150,000.00 - 200,000.00

Benefits: This position includes an administrative supplement along with excellent
health and retirement benefits. The employer will also assist with relocation costs.
The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer.
Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Web Site: http://www.biostat.pitt.edu/ and http://www.publichealth.pitt.edu

Application Address: Applications and nominations may also be submitted by mail and should
be sent to:  Dr. Sheryl Kelsey Chair Biostatistics Chair Search Committee Department of Epidemiology  University of Pittsburgh 130 DeSoto Street Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA

Contact Email: bioschr@pitt.edu

Application Deadline: Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.