Postdoctoral Fellow. New York University School of Medicine

Duties & Responsibilities: The Postdoctoral Fellow will engage in methodology developments in survival analysis and high-dimensional data analysis, with the application focus on building and evaluating cancer risk prediction models. The Fellow will have opportunities in participating large collaborative epidemiology projects.


Company Information: NYU Langone Medical Center is one of the world’s preeminent academic medical centers and one of the nation’s premier centers of excellence in health care, biomedical research, and medical education. The Department of Population Health of NYU School of Medicine was newly founded in 2012, and consists of core areas of healthful behavior change, comparative effectiveness and decision science, behavioral economics and health policy, epidemiology, biostatistics and medical ethics.

Position Qualifications: Applicants should have a Ph.D. in statistics or biostatistics or other quantitative area. Strong theoretical and computational skills (being proficient in R and/or C) are required. A successful candidate should have strong motivation and dependability.

Salary Range: competitive salary.

Benefits: Most Postdocs at the New York University School of Medicine are eligible to participate in a health insurance plan and housing plans. Please note that health insurance is also available for eligible dependents.

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Application Address: Please send the application with a cover letter, CV, and contact information for three references to Dr. Mengling Liu at mengling.liu@nyumc.org

Contact Email: mengling.liu@nyumc.org

Application Deadline: Open until filled. The position is available immediately and for up to two years.