| Position Description Summary: | The Biostatistics Center (Center) of the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH) is recruiting three 12-month research faculty positions at the level of Assistant Research Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and/or Epidemiology to serve as Co-Investigator on existing grants studying diabetes, cancer, and other conditions. The candidate will be a member of the faculty within the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (DBB), the Department of Epidemiology (DEPI), or other department within the Milken Institute School of Public Health, and participate in associated service and educational activities. Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. GW has a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff, and accordingly we encourage applications from members of underrepresented populations. Positions will begin as soon as possible.
Applicants pending completion of the dissertation will be considered for a conditional specialized faculty appointment at the rank of Research Instructor and must have their doctoral degree conferred within 6 months of the start date of the position. |
| Specific Duties and Responsibilities: | Successful candidates will join a highly competent team of research biostatisticians and epidemiologists, contribute to the design and analysis of major medical studies, seek substantive scientific responsibility and statistical leadership, interact with medical investigators, participate in data analysis and publication of major papers in leading medical journals, and make an impact on issues important to public health through contributions in multiple facets of project involvement. The successful candidates will be expected to cultivate expertise in the design, conduct, analysis, and reporting of multi-center collaborative research projects while developing into a leadership role for NIH-funded coordinating center projects. |
| Minimum Qualifications: | Applicants must have: -Completed all of the requirements for a doctorate in statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, or related field, by date of appointment (or within 6-months of the date of appointment), -Excellent oral and written communication skills, -Pre or post doctoral collaborative medical research experience in, but not limited to, diabetes, aging, brain health, -omics, or cancer, and publications as a co-investigator. |
| Other Information: | Founded in 1972 and located in proximity of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Biostatistics Center is celebrating 50 years of groundbreaking research that has improved the health outcomes and quality of life for millions of people worldwide. The Center has a 50-year history of leadership in practice-changing clinical trials and biostatistical methodology research. Research studies conducted by the Center have been: recognized in reports to the United States President and Congress, cited in reports from the United States White House, recognized in Time Magazine’s The Year in Medicine, named the #1 advance in medicine by the Harvard Health Letter, received the Society for Clinical Trials (SCT) “Trial of the Year” Award, received the Norman F. Gant Award for best research in maternal medicine, recognized in Clinical Research Forum’s Top Ten Awards, featured in People magazine, recognized in “Drazen’s Dozen”. The Center has published over 60 publications in the New England Journal of Medicine, and hundreds in other medical journals, and over 250 methodological publications.
The Center’s mission is to: provide leadership and expertise in the execution of all types of studies including clinical trials, observational studies, genetics and diagnostic studies; to foster biostatistical science by developing and implementing innovative approaches for the design, monitoring, analysis, and reporting of clinical research studies; and to provide training and education relevant to clinical trials and other clinical research.
The Center has a staff of over 110 with more than 40 biostatisticians/epidemiologists that includes more Fellows of the Society for Clinical Trials (SCT) than any other institution. Twenty faculty members at the Center provide biostatistical leadership and manage $60-65 million annually for projects in medical areas such as diabetes, maternal fetal medicine, infectious disease, and cardiovascular disease.
For further information about the Center, please see:https://biostatcenter.gwu.edu/ .
Launched in summer of 2019, the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics elevates Milken Institute School of Public Health’s commitment to the quantitative sciences and supports the university-wide focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The vision of the Department is to improve public health through excellence in education and teaching in biostatistics and bioinformatics, transformative scientific research, and dedicated service to the university, profession and community.
For further information about DBB, please see: https://publichealth.gwu.edu/departments/biostatistics-and-bioinformatics .
The Department of Epidemiology has 23 full-time faculty and 24 part-time faculty, with a majority funded by NIH and/or CDC. Key areas of funded research in the Department currently include HIV and other infectious diseases, public health laboratory research in HIV and other infectious diseases, cancer, diabetes, maternal/fetal health, substance and tobacco use, and Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias.
For further information about DEPI, please see: https://publichealth.gwu.edu/departments/epidemiology .
Additional information about the Milken Institute SPH can be found at: http://publichealth.gwu.edu/. |
| EEO Statement: | The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. |
