09/14/2012
Virginia Commonwealth University

Company Information: VCU Human Resources 600 West Franklin Street P. O. Box 842511 Richmond, VA 23284-2511

Position Title: Postdoctoral fellow

Duties & Responsibilities: The research topic involves developing and applying innovative statistical methods for the analysis of multivariate and multilevel determinants of childhood obesity in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies. Particular interest lies in investigating environmental risk factors for childhood obesity using various spatially-referenced data sources.

Position Qualifications: Candidates must have a PhD in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology, geography, or other related areas. Candidates should have substantial statistical expertise in the areas of hierarchical models, Bayesian analysis, and spatial statistics. In addition, candidates should have experience manipulating and organizing spatial data using geographic information systems (GIS) and have strong programming skills in a computer language (such as C, C++, or R).

Salary Range: $45,000-$55,000

Benefits: Please visit the VCU website below for Postdoctoral benefits: http://www.research.vcu.edu/vpr/postdoc/benefits.htm

Web Site: www.vcu.edu

Application Address: Please send curriculum vitae (CV) and references to: Dr. David Wheeler VCU Departemnt of Biostatistics P. O. Box 980032 Richmond, VA 23298-0032 or email: dcwheeler@vcu.edu

Contact Email: dcwheeler@vcu.edu

Application Deadline: position opened until filled