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The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is one of the 27 Institutes of the NIH. Located in Bethesda Maryland, the NIH is the nation's largest research center.
Position Title:
Postdoctoral fellow
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Clinical Sciences Section (CSS) is recruiting a post-doctoral fellow. Research in the CSS is in the broad areas of clinical epidemiology and health services research. The CSS focuses on studies of health outcomes of patients with rheumatic diseases. This is accomplished using observational studies, clinical trials, and analyses of large administrative datasets. The section includes 2 physician investigators, 2 biostatistician, 2 post-doctoral fellows, and support personnel. The candidate will work with the physician investigators and biostatistician on projects related to health outcomes. The successful candidate will be expected to be skilled in study design, statistical computing, the application of statistics in epidemiology, longitudinal data analysis, and have interest and/or experience in working with administrative data. He/she will be responsible for leading analyses of independent projects, preparing manuscripts, and contributing to the methodological development of studies by other investigators in the section. The NIH has a broad community of epidemiologists statisticians with a diverse set of lectures, mini-courses, and resources for professional development.
Position Qualifications:
Applicants must have a doctoral degree in statistics, health services research, economics or a related field. A record of peer-reviewed publications in one of these fields is helpful. Experience with programming using common statistical software is expected. Prior experience analyzing large administrative datasets would be advantageous. The successful candidate should have strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
Salary Range:
Competitive
Benefits:
Health insurance, life insurance, participation in federal retirement plan, 3 weeks vacation annually in addition to 10 federal holidays.
Web Site:
www.niams.nih.gov
Application Address:
Interested individuals should send a curriculum vitae, a brief summary of research experience, accomplishments and research interests and goals, copies of three publications or reprints, and three letters of reference electronically to Dr. Michael Ward at wardm1@mail.nih.gov.
Contact Email: wardm1@mail.nih.gov
Application Deadline:
07/01/2012
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