03/02/2012
University of New Mexico - Department Family & Community Medicine
Company Information: The University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine seeks a biostatistician faculty member. The UNM Health Sciences Center (HSC) includes an NCI-funded cancer research and treatment center, NCI-SEER registry, and Institute for Public Health, a Center for Native American Health, an advanced neuro-imaging center (MIND institute), and a primary care practice-based research network (RIOS Net). There are opportunities for collaboration with UNM’s Clinical Translational Science Center (CTSC), the NM Department of Health, the U.S. Public Health Service/Indian Health Service, local units of government and tribes and tribally-sanctioned organizations. The University of New Mexico is in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico with mountains to the east and a mesa to the west. The climate is temperate and especially conducive to outdoor activities and sports, including running, hiking, biking, skiing, canoeing and horseback riding. Our state is multicultural and a minority majority state. The cultural opportunities are numerous with theatre, music, a National Hispanic Cultural Center, Native American Cultural Center, 19 Pueblos and wonderful eateries through the state. Within a few hours of Albuquerque are Taos and Santa Fe. We are nationally and internationally known for educational innovation, currently in the area of the integration of medicine and public health. Our research agenda focuses on health disparities, health services research and prevention.

Position Title: Biostatistician Faculty

Duties & Responsibilities: This is a full-time position. The successful candidate will teach biostatistics courses to PHP students and provide biostatistics consultation to department researchers and the wider HSC community including the CTSC Design, Biostatistics, and Ethics Core.

Position Qualifications: Minimum Requirements: • An earned doctoral degree in biostatistics • Must be eligible to work in the U.S. Preferred Requirements: • Strong communication skills. • Experience working with diverse medically underserved populations. • Experience working with epidemiological or health services data bases. • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in teaching, research, and community-based practice research. • Demonstrated experience in teaching both introductory and intermediate biostatistics courses.

Salary Range: Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Benefits: Full benefit package available.

Web Site: http://hsc.unm.edu/som/fcm/

Application Address: To apply for this position, please go to the UNM job application system at: http://www.unm.edu/jobs/ and search for posting number 0813338.

Contact Email: AmyHerrera@salud.unm.edu

Application Deadline: open until filled