Position Title: Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Duties & Responsibilities: The Epidemiology and Biostatistics Section within the Rehabilitation Medicine Department of the National Institutes of Health (NIH/RMD) is seeking post-doctoral research fellow to engage in a multi-year project analyzing the nation’s largest disability programs, Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Our interdisciplinary program is designed to provide experiences that foster the development of skills necessary to conduct independent research and to cross-train post-doctoral fellows in disciplines that are not traditionally represented in Rehabilitation Medicine such as mathematics, physics, statistics, or economics. Our training program is intended for students interested in population-level health services research and disability-related public health issues; however, our fellows are encouraged to become actively engaged in the rich and vibrant NIH research community. This is a fully funded, multi-year, post-doctoral fellowship.

Position Qualifications: This position requires a PhD from an accredited university in statistics, engineering, mathematics, bioinformatics, public health, medicine, social sciences or other related disciplines. The successful candidate will have received a doctoral degree within the last five years that included a minimum of 18 semester hours in statistics, mathematical statistics, biometrics, econometrics, probability theory, bioinformatics, or operations research Individuals with the following knowledge and skills are encouraged to apply: • Excellent quantitative and applied research skills • Strong oral and written communication skills • Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team setting • Demonstrated proficiency in programming with a high-level programming language (e.g., C++, C#, Java, Python) or statistical language (e.g., Stata, SAS, R, MATLAB, GAUSS, Mathematica) • Experience with any of the following: applied statistics, statistical methods for analysis of complex surveys, data-mining, text-mining, machine learning, linear-programming, operations research, optimization, natural language processing, time-series modeling, forecasting • Experience working with large datasets • Considerable practical experience in quantitative analysis • A proven high level of organizational and communication skills • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team setting • Demonstrated ability to provide training at various levels • Knowledge of and adherence to the ethical guidelines and regulatory requirements for research involving human subjects • Demonstrated ability to conduct the administrative tasks necessary to create and maintain research data files in compliance with institutional and scientific confidentiality standards • Demonstrated experience preparing conference presentations, research findings, and manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals • Ability to conduct independent research and to form internal and external collaborations in support of research initiatives in conjunction with a multi-disciplinary team in a fast-paced environment • A strong interest in topics related to health and disability, related programs and policies, and/or health services

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Web Site: http://www.cc.nih.gov/rmd/

Application Address: rasche@cc.nih.gov

Contact Email: Elizabeth K. Rasch

Application Deadline: 01/31/2011