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Located in Houston, Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center has been ranked as the leading cancer care and research institution in the country for each of the past five consecutive years. MD Anderson also has a great reputation for promoting career development among postdoctoral fellows. For example, in 2007, MD Anderson was ranked number 1 among the “Best Places to Work” for postdocs by The Scientist. The institution is still growing, bringing together cancer biologists, computational biologists, biostatisticians, software engineers, and medical professionals. We have been designated as a Genome Data Analysis Center for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Project, a $280 million program sponsored by the NIH. We also have direct links with the Baylor Human Genome Sequencing Center, one of the largest sequencing facilitates in the United States, and with Rice University. Together, we provide an extremely stimulating environment for high-impact, creative research dedicated to scientific progress but also to the welfare of cancer patients and their families. As the 4th largest city and recently named the most diverse city in the U.S., Houston offers numerous opportunities for cultural enrichment, entertainment, great dining, continuing higher education, and year-round recreation. It features great neighborhoods, a reasonable cost of living, and a variety of lifestyle choices. MD Anderson Cancer Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, or veteran status except where such distinction is required by law. All positions at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. MD Anderson Cancer Center provides a smoke-free and drug-free environment.
Position Title:
Postdoctoral Fellow
Duties & Responsibilities:
Perform computational statistics, data mining, and statistical modeling with applications in biostatistics and bioinformatics. The postdoctoral fellow will work under the supervision of Professor Kim-Anh Do in conjunction with another faculty. The primary research focus will be on collaborative cancer projects that may require sophisticated statistical methodology and/or developing statistical and computational methodology for the analysis of complex data, including novel high-dimensional, high-throughput genomic and proteomic data, imaging data, and functional data.
Position Qualifications:
We seek a highly motivated individual with a Ph.D. degree in statistics, biostatistics, computer science/engineering, or a related quantitative field. Candidates must have strong methodology training in statistics/biostatistics; strong programming skills, in particular R/S-PLUS or Matlab; and interest in collaborative research and methodology research. Interest in bioinformatics and/or computational biology is a plus. Experience and skills in the following areas are desirable: analysis of high-dimensional bioinformatics data, graphical models, statistical computation, medical research applications, and additional programming skills in a lower level language such as C/C++ or Fortran and/or interactive object-oriented extensible programming languages such as Python or Java.
Salary Range:
$65,000 US
Benefits:
Highly competitive. See institutional web page: http://www.mdanderson.org/education-and-research/education-and-training/schools-and-programs/research-training/programs-and-courses/postdoctoral-research-programs/benefits/index.html
Web Site:
http://www.mdanderson.org/education-and-research/departments-programs-and-labs/departments-and-divisions/biostatistics/index.html
Application Address:
position reference: DO-POSTDOC (no phone calls please) Lori Carreon Department of Biostatistics, Unit 1411 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center P. O. Box 301402 Houston, TX 77230-1402
Contact Email: lcarreon@mdanderson.org
Application Deadline:
open until filled
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