Position Description

Postdoctoral Associate – Biostatistics

Duke University is seeking a successful postdoctoral associate in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (www.biostat.duke.edu). Duke University is regularly ranked among the top research institutions in the US and worldwide. It is    located in Durham, North Carolina.

Position Description: The candidate will have opportunity to develop innovative statistical methods in clinical trial design and variable selection methods in high dimensional data that will predict clinical outcomes and meta-analyses. The successful candidate will collaborate with investigators within and outside Duke University. The objectives of the projects are: to identify and validate surrogate endpoints of overall survival using data from cancer clinical trials in patients with cancer; to identify and validate predictive biomarkers of clinical outcomes in cancer; and perform meta- analyses using the Bayesian framework. The projects will lead to both collaborative and methodological publications in high- quality, peer-reviewed journals. 

Qualifications: Candidate must have the following: a doctoral degree in statistics or biostatistics; solid training in statistical methods; and experience in analyzing clinical trials data. The applicant must have excellent communication skills (verbal and written), strong programming skills in R with proficiency in UNIX/Linux system. For the meta-analysis project, Bayesian background with experience in hierarchical modelling and mixed effect models is preferred. The second project, knowledge in survival analysis and machine learning is desired.

The application needs to include: CV and statement of research interests and three names of references.

Consideration of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the positions are filled. The appointment will be made for one year with the possibility of renewal.

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