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About Us: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, home of three Nobel laureates, is an independent, nonprofit research institution dedicated to the development and advancement of biomedical research to eliminate cancer and other potentially fatal diseases. Recognized internationally for its pioneering work in bone-marrow transplantation, the Center’s five scientific divisions collaborate to form a unique environment for conducting basic and applied science. The Hutchinson Center, in collaboration with its clinical and research partners, the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Pacific Northwest. Join us and make a difference!
Position Title:
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Biostatistics/Computational Biology (ML-24515)
Duties & Responsibilities:
About the Department: Population Sciences in the area of infectious diseases focuses on important questions: Where is the highest concentration of people with infectious disease, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, influenza and cholera? What are the risk factors for the population in these parts of the world in developing the disease? How can we work within communities to help change the behavior that presents the most risk? Join VIDD’s Population Sciences program faculty and staff by providing integral support of their specialized work in math modeling, epidemiology, and statistics in projects that are related to the spread and control of infectious diseases. A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position is available immediately in the Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division (VIDD) of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), Seattle, WA. The FHCRC provides a highly interactive and supportive environment for junior investigators to grow and develop their future career; it consistently ranks in the top 20 best places to work for postdocs, as surveyed by The Scientist. Major Duties: The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will develop statistical methods for HIV/AIDS prevention clinical trials and observational studies, with a particular focus on either study design, longitudinal and time to event models or epidemiologic modeling. Studies conducted by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) and the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) will be used as a basis for the methodological work.
Position Qualifications:
Qualified applicants should have a PhD or equivalent degree in statistics/biostatistics, applied mathematics, computational biology or other fields with strong quantitative training. Experience with measurement error, Bayesian statistics, diagnostic testing, causal inference, survival analysis or longitudinal data analysis is preferred.
Salary Range:
Full time position, salary based on NIH scale + 100% FTE
Benefits:
excellent benefits
Web Site:
www.fhcrc.org
Application Address:
https://erecruit.fhcrc.org/psp/RECRUIT/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=24515&SiteId=2&PostingSeq=1
Contact Email: ra@fhcrc.org
Application Deadline:
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