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Located on the Harvard Medical Campus, the Department of Biostatistics was one of the first departments in the newly formed Harvard School of Public Health in 1922. Called the Department of Vital Statistics until 1946, it was a result of the work of Lemuel Shattuck in the last century. Shattuck founded the American Statistical Association in 1839, the oldest professional society in America; his name is preserved on a street that runs through the campus. The departmental location is central to its mission: to facilitate collaborations between the members of the Department and other medical scientists. Now in its 89th year, the Department is comprised of approximately 85 students, 65 faculty members, and 100 research scientists, research associates and fellows. Our size contributes to our ability to address a broad spectrum of biostatistical and public health issues.
Position Title:
Postdoctoral Research Position in Statistical Methods for Mismeasured and Mis-classified Epidemiologic Data
Duties & Responsibilities:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in statistical measurement error methods is available in the Department of Biostatistics with Dr. Donna Spiegelman, in her group including Drs. Bernard Rosner, Molin Wang, Yi Li, Xiaomei Liao and David Zucker. This position involves methodological developments and applied work aimed at correcting for bias in estimation and inference due to covariate measurement error in survival data analysis and generalized linear models, particularly as arises in studies of the health effects of air pollution and in nutritional epidemiology. Opportunities are available for collaborative statistical research in the areas of global HIV/AIDS and chronic disease epidemiology with the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study.
Position Qualifications:
PhD in statistics or biostatistics, strong programming skills, as well as good written and oral communication skills. Prior course work in epidemiology and/or experience with epidemiologic data preferred. Candidates whose doctoral dissertation focused on survival data analysis, measurement error and/or misclassification are desired.
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Web Site:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/departments/biostatistics/fellowship-opportunities/#measure
Application Address:
Scientific questions regarding this position can be sent to Donna Spiegelman at stdls@hsph.harvard.edu. Applications will be considered as they arrive. To apply, send cover letter describing your research interests and interest in the position, with CV and names of three references. Please be sure to indicate your qualifications in terms of each of the items mentioned above. In your application, please reference "Measurement Error Methods Postdoc". Application materials should be sent by email (preferred) to biostat_postdoc@hsph.harvard.edu, or mail to: Postdoc Search, c/o Vickie Beaulieu, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, 655 Huntington Avenue, Building 2, 4th Floor, Boston MA 02115. Applications from minority and female candidates are especially encouraged. Harvard University is an AA/EOE.
Contact Email: biostat_postdoc@hsph.harvard.edu
Application Deadline:
04/30/2013
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