Biostats postdoctoral positions - Harvard University (Boston, MA)

Openings for two postdoctoral researchers in the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The positions involve methodological and applied work in (1) cancer surveillance and (2) analysis of high-dimensional genomic and proteomic data.

For the cancer surveillance position, potential methodological areas are longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, modern multivariate analysis (large p, small n), hidden Markov modeling and Bayesian statistics. Potential areas of application are cancer surveillance, cancer trend analysis, cancer disease mapping and health disparities. This position will be supervised by Dr. Yi Li. In your application, please reference "PO1 project 2".

For the genomics/proteomics project, the researcher will develop and apply statistical and computational methods for analysis of high-throughput genomic and proteomic data in population-based and clinical studies. We seek an individual with strong statistical, computing and genetic backgrounds and who has expertise in some subset of high-dimensional data analysis, statistical genomics, genome-wide analysis, gene-environment interaction, and proteomics. This position will be supervised by Dr. Xihong Lin. In your application, please reference "P01 project 3".

A Ph.D. in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or a related quantitative field is required. Additional qualifications are programming experience in R or Matlab, as well as excellent written and oral communication skills.

Applications will be considered as they arrive, starting in April 2008.

Informal questions can be sent to Chris Paciorek (paciorek@hsph.harvard.edu). To apply, send cover letter describing your research interests and interest in the position, with CV and names of three references. Application materials should be sent by email (preferred) to biostat_postdoc@hsph.harvard.edu, or mail to

Mona Fuller
Department of Biostatistics
Harvard School of Public Health
655 Huntington Avenue, 4th floor
Boston MA 02115

Applications from minority and female candidates are especially encouraged. Harvard University is an AA/EOE.

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