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The University of Pennsylvania, founded by Benjamin Franklin, is a world-class research institution, located near the heart of Philadelphia. All of Penn's 12 schools are located within walking distance of one another. The Penn Perelman School of Medicine is one of the top ranked medical schools in NIH funding. The University of Pennsylvania is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Position Title:
Assistant, Associate, Full Professor; tenure and clinician-educator and tracks
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Division of Biostatistics in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine seeks highly qualified candidates for standing faculty positions in both clinician educator (non-tenure) track and tenure track at the Assistant, Associate, or full Professor level. Academic rank will be commensurate with credentials and experience. A doctoral degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related discipline is required. Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2012. Application will continue to be accepted after this date, until the positions are filled. The expected start date is July 2013 or later. Clinician Educator track applicants will focus primarily on collaborative research as co-investigators, with secondary emphasis on methodological research. Applicants with collaborative research interests in translational science, health services, pediatrics, mental/behavioral health, comparative effectiveness research, and/or clinical trials are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants in other areas of research areas will also be considered. Tenure track applicants will focus primarily on methodological research, with secondary emphasis on collaborative research projects within the School of Medicine. Applicants with biostatistical research interests in meta-analysis, structural equation modeling, psychometrics (test/scale development, item response theory), causal models, mediation analysis, instrumental variables, nonparametric statistics, and specialized biostatistical methods for next generation sequence data are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants in other areas of research areas will also be considered. There is a rich mix of ongoing biomedical research projects in the Perelman School of Medicine to provide motivation and opportunities for the development of novel statistical methods on wide ranging topics.
Position Qualifications:
Candidates for both tracks are expected to have a strong commitment to teaching and must demonstrate outstanding research productivity. Primary teaching responsibilities include participation in Penn's Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics academic programs. The Graduate Group in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, jointly with the Department of Statistics in the Wharton School, offers degree programs leading to both the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Science (MS) in Biostatistics.
Salary Range:
competitive
Benefits:
http://www.hr.upenn.edu/Benefits/
Web Site:
http://www.cceb.upenn.edu/index.php
Application Address:
Qualified applicants should send a cover letter indicating the specific position to which they are applying, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and a statement of research interests to: Clinician Educator: Apply for this position online at: http://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty_ad/index.php/g303/d3026 Tenure Track: Apply for this position online at: http://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty_ad/index.php/g303/d3027
Contact Email: warren@mail.med.upenn.edu
Application Deadline:
none
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