Position Title: Biostatistics Fellowship

Duties & Responsibilities: The Fellow will collaborate with statisticians and other CBER scientists to develop methods to evaluate the safety of pandemic influenza vaccines and other medical countermeasures. This project will involve the development of statistical computational methods for mining adverse event databases and for evaluating the performance of existing data mining techniques. Successful candidates may conduct literature reviews, data analysis, develop models, and write scientific manuscripts.

Position Qualifications: Applicants who have received a graduate degree in biostatistics, bioinformatics, statistics, public health, mathematics, or related fields are encouraged to apply. Strong statistical programming skills (particularly in R, Python, and/or Java) are desired. Experience with or coursework in Bayesian statistical methods would be helpful but are not required. Excellent written and oral communication skills are desired. Candidates should be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident. However, non-citizens with appropriate visa status may be eligible. Applicants who have received their Ph.D. or similar advanced degree in the past five years, in the areas of biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, and public health are desired.

Salary Range: Salary range starts at $75,000 per annum. Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Benefits: http://www.orau.org/ornl/postdocs/ornl-pd-pm/benefits.htm

Web Site: http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/default.htm

Application Address: Email resume or curriculum vitae with cover letter to: CBER.Employment@fda.hhs.gov. Please reference Job Code: OBE/JS-1.

Contact Email: john.scott@fda.hhs.gov

Application Deadline: 07/15/2013