miércoles, 13 de febrero de 2013

Postdoctoral Associate-Biostatistics in Duke North Carolina

Company Information: Duke University is regularly ranked among the top research institutions in the US and worldwide. It is located in Durham, North Carolina.
Position Title: Postdoctoral Associate-Biostatistics

Duties & Responsibilities: The Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke University Medical Center is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate for a four-year research project. The specific goals of the project are to develop and validate prognostic and predictive models to predict clinical outcomes; test for Prentice surrogate criteria; create implementable applications for final models; develop statistical methodology related to the above aims; and write manuscripts. There will be an opportunity to work on biomarker data.

Position Qualifications: Candidates must have: a PhD degree in statistics or biostatistics; experience in penalized regression methods, and data base manipulation; and strong programming skills in order to conduct simulation studies and perform real applications (R/SAS software/programming). Candidate must have excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentation), a working knowledge of validation approaches (preferred) and proficiency in R, Linux system, and C++. Knowledge for survival models is preferred.

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

Benefits: Visit the Duke University Office of Postdoctoral Service website at http://www.postdoc.duke.edu for details.

Web Site: www.biostat.duke.edu

Application Address: Interested applicants should submit application materials (cover letter, CV, statement of research interests, and the contact information for at least three references) using the following link: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2554.

Contact Email: kim.hall@duke.edu

Application Deadline: 31/07/2013 (dd/mm/yyyy)

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