General Information: The
Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan is seeking applicants
for open faculty positions (two open rank positions targeted at the associate
or full professor level and two tenure-track positions targeted at the
assistant level), with flexible starting dates. The
department is looking to grow its expertise in infectious diseases modeling,
data integration, data science, machine learning, causal inference, genetics
and genomics, and computational statistics. However, the focus of the search is
broad and excellent candidates in any
field of statistical research will be given full consideration. Required
qualifications include a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in biostatistics,
statistics, genetics, data science, computer science, bioinformatics, or other
related quantitative discipline, and a strong research interest in health data
science. Excellent candidates for the position with other research focus will also
be considered and are encouraged to apply. Department Information: The
Department of Biostatistics currently has 43 primary faculty members and 230
full-time Ph.D. and Master’s students. The Department is involved in cutting
edge methodological research and scientific investigation in many areas of
public health and biomedical research. The Department has close ties with the
Department of Statistics, the Institute for Social Research, the Medical
School, the Michigan Institute for Data Science, the Institute of Health Policy
and Innovation, the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, and other
research groups across campus. In FY21, the Department of Biostatistics had $32
million in research expenditures. Within the Department, there are 5 impactful
Research Centers, including: The Cancer Data Science Shared Resource Center;
The Center for Precision Health Data Science; The Center for Statistical
Genetics; The Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center; and the Statistical Analysis
of Biomedical and Educational Research Center. The Department has two training
grants, The Genome Science Training Program and the Biostatistics Training in
Cancer Research Program, as well as an undergraduate training program, the Big
Data Summer Institute. The
University of Michigan offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits. Ann
Arbor is a progressive city of about 120,000 year-round residents and
approximately 44,000 students, with excellent schools and a wide variety of
sporting and musical activities. It is rated very highly in national surveys
for its quality of life and has the amenities of a city many times its size. The
University of Michigan is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Applications from women and minorities are welcomed and strongly encouraged. Application: We
will continue reviewing applications on a rolling basis with
interviews and visits scheduled in Fall of 2022 and Winter of 2023. Interested applicants should visit https://sph.umich.edu/biostat/faculty-search/
to apply. If you do not already have an account, you can
easily set up a University
of Michigan Friend account. Once this step is completed,
please submit your application. Applicants will be asked to upload: ● CV ● Statement of research interest ● Statement of teaching interest ● The names and contact information of three references ● Academic transcripts from the graduate school (if a recent
graduate). Questions or Concerns: Please
contact the University of Michigan Department of Biostatistics at UM.Biostat.Recruitment@umich.edu
for inquiries related to the position.
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