12/03/2012
University of Wisconsin

Company Information: Departments of Population Health Sciences (PHS) and of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics (BMI) at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health

Position Title: Asst/Assoc/Professor Tenure Track

Duties & Responsibilities: The new faculty member will teach one to two biostatistics courses per year in the biostatistics sequence shared by the Population Health and Epidemiology graduate programs; participate in the training of graduate students in Population Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics; collaborate with investigators in the Department of Population Health Sciences and other scientists working on epidemiological, health services, clinical, translational or population health research; conduct research on novel biostatistical methods; present research at national and international meetings and publish results in leading biostatistical, statistical, medical, epidemiological and/or health services research journals. The incumbent will also participate in professional, university and community service. The percent split between the Department of Population Health Sciences and the Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics will be negotiated based on interest and funding potential. The incumbent would join a thriving multidisciplinary Department of Population Health Sciences with a strong program of research and training at the MS and PhD levels in epidemiology, health services research, and social and behavioral health sciences, as well as a recently accredited and growing Master of Public Health program. The Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics is home to internationally recognized faculty members engaged in both collaborative and methodological research who have flourished in the University's deep culture of collaborative interdisciplinary science. Faculty areas of expertise include biostatistics applied to pre-clinical, clinical and population health research; biomedical and clinical informatics; and statistical genetics and genomics. The Department maintains strong ties to the world-class Departments of Statistics and of Computer Sciences at UW-Madison

Position Qualifications: individuals with expertise in biostatistical methods applied to epidemiologic, health services or clinical investigation research. Relevant interest areas include, but are not limited to, causal inference, survey statistics, missing data, latent variables and methods for longitudinal studies. Individuals completing their PhD or currently working as post-docs are encouraged to apply.

Salary Range: 90,000/year +

Benefits: Standard

Web Site: www.pophealth.wisc.edu; http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_074852.html

Application Address: Chair Department of Population Health Science 610 Walnut Street, 707 WARF Madison, WI 53726 or by email to fjnieto@wisc.edu.

Contact Email: fjnieto@wisc.edu

Application Deadline: 01/15/2013