Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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