Department:

Biostatistics - 462001

11/29/2023

Yes

Postdoctoral Scholar

Post-Doc Trainee

PDS004040

Full-Time Temporary

40

1

Chapel Hill, NC

North Carolina, US

Dependent on Qualifications

05/01/2024

12 Months

The Department of Biostatistics (BIOS) is internationally recognized as a leader in Biostatistics research and training. It is one of eight departments in the Gillings School of Global Public Health whose mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of the population. This mission is accomplished through the interaction of teaching, research and service. The department is one of the largest, most complex departments on campus. For FY19, Biostatistics, was 4th among all departments and centers across campus in research funding at UNC Chapel Hill and currently has almost 300 employees. The Department operates a $46 million sponsored research budget (FY19), a 1.7-million-dollar state budget, a 1.0-million-dollar F&A budget and spends roughly 3.0 million in trust funds annually. The Department has 55 EHRA and EHRA Non-Faculty members, 74 permanent staff members and 162 temporary employees. The Department has 235 students (184 graduate students and 51 undergraduate students). The Department of Biostatistics is housed in three different locations: administrative and faculty offices, including a suite of offices for graduate students in McGavran-Greenberg Hall; the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center (CSCC) at Carolina Square; and the Carolina Survey Research Laboratory (CSRL) at Bolin Creek Center.

Prof. Tanya Garcia is currently recruiting a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with a fresh PhD in Statistics/Biostatistics to join her lab in the Dept. of Biostatistics
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Learn more about her lab here: https://tpgarcia.github.io/


The Garcia lab is funded by an R01 from the National Institutes of Health, and is focused on developing statistical methods that can accurately estimate the disease course for neurodegenerative diseases. These estimates can help researchers identify when an
experimental therapy could slow disease progression and design a well-powered clinical trial to test that therapy. The postdoc will join lab members who are dedicated to achieving that goal together, while having fun along the way!


Applications from all researchers are welcomed, and especially those from underrepresented groups.


Go to this link to learn more about the position:
https://tpgarcia.github.io/postdoctoral-ad/

Applicants must have completed all PhD requirements prior to starting work. The expected start of the position is from November 2023.

Qualifications required for this position include a strong background in statistical methods and their application.

1) Expertise in longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, and/or semiparametric/nonparametric methods.


2) Ability to develop and justify new statistical methods.


3) Ability to implement, test, and document statistical methods in R. (Additional experience in C++, Fortran, and/or Python is welcome.)

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