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As part of a directed expansion, the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics is seeking to fill multiple tenured and tenure-track faculty openings at all levels (full professor, associate professor, and assistant professor). We are recruiting for faculty in all areas, but with particular emphasis on the interface of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and the development and applications of quantitative methods for high-dimensional data analysis. Areas of interest include: genomics, metabolomics, informatics, clinical trials, Bayesian analysis, imaging, statistical genetics, infectious disease modeling, spatial statistics, reproducible research, and statistical theory. Responsibilities associated with these positions include methodological and collaborative research, teaching, and the supervision of graduate students. Collaborative opportunities exist throughout the Woodruff Health Sciences Center including the School of Medicine, the Winship Cancer Institute, Yerkes Primate Center, the Vaccine Center, and the Center for Aids Research. In addition, the newly founded Center for Comprehensive Informatics offers close collaboration relating to the integration of clinical medicine, biomedical departments of epidemiology, behavioral sciences and health education, health policy and management, environmental and occupational health and global health. The department participated in the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Research Institute, serves as the Data Coordinating Center for several NIH clinical trials, and operates the Biostatistics Consulting Center. The department houses the Center for Biomedical Imaging Statistics with links to imaging research across the health sciences. The department doctoral graduate program in biostatistics from the Graduate School of Arts and Science, and master degrees in public health and public health informatics. A concentration in bioinformatics is available at the doctoral level.
Requirements: doctoral degree in biostatistics/statistics or a related field; strong record of or high potential for methodologic research; intent and ability for scientific collaborative research and graduate level teaching; excellent oral and written communication skills. Candidates for associate professor or full professor should have an established record of funded research, collaboration, and teaching.
Salary and rank commensurate with experience.
Additional Job Details A letter summarizing experience and research interests, and a complete curriculum vitae including contact information for three references should be sent to:
Lance A. Waller, Ph.D., Rollins Professor and Chair
Emory University, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
1518 Clifton Rd., NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
lwaller@emory.edu ; http://www.sph.emory.edu/hpbios.html

Consideration of applications will begin immediately, and applications will be considered until positions are filled.


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