Assistant professor Statistics and Pharmacometrics

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The Faculty of Science, the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) is looking for a:

Assistant professor Statistics and Pharmacometrics

Vacancy number: 23-015
We are looking for an assistant professor to contribute to research (50%) and education (50%) activities at the Division of Systems Pharmacology and Pharmacy at the Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research (LACDR). The research will be focused on the development and application of novel statistical methodologies in quantitative systems pharmacology and pharmacometrics research at the division in close collaboration with principal investigators of the division. You will be involved in co-supervision of PhD candidates in this area. Moreover, you have a major responsibility in the educational programmes of the bachelor and master programme in Bio-Pharmaceutical sciences (Bachelor, Master). You will contribute and coordinate courses focused on areas such as computational skills, statistics & machine learning, and quantitative pharmacological modeling/pharmacometrics. A contribution to potential post-graduate/PhD-level courses may also be possible.

Key responsibilities
The candidate will be expected to:

• Contribute to (co-)supervision of PhD candidates in research around statistical modeling approaches in quantitative pharmacology & pharmacy.
• Strengthen research at the interface of quantitative pharmacology, clinical pharmacology and pharmacy, and statistical/machine learning methodologies, such as integration of pharmacometrics/systems pharmacology modeling and real-world data integration.
• Perform and coordinate teaching in the Bachelor and/or Master of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Contribute to student supervision in Bachelor and Master research projects.
• Contribute to the design & development of Bachelor, Master, and post-graduate courses in the area of computational skills, statistics/machine learning and/or pharmacometrics, including contributions to the ongoing revision of the course curriculum towards a track in computational/modeling approaches in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Contribute as part of a larger team of assistant professors within the LACDR to the broad array of aspects concerning design and development our teaching programmes.

Selection criteria
The candidate should meet the following selection criteria:

• Master’s degree in Statistical Sciences or equivalent
• PhD degree in quantitative modeling & statistics in pharmacology and/or biomedicine
• Strong experience in statistical/machine learning methodologies
• Experience in both pharmacological and biomedical research topics
• Enthusiasm and experience in teaching, ideally also in development and coordination of courses, with experience in supervising PhD students
• Basic teaching qualification (BKO) or equivalent, or willingness to acquire such a qualification
• Capable to speak/willing to learn Dutch
• Good organization and social skills
• Team player

Research at our faculty and institute
The Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) is a leading institute dedicated to world-class research and education in drug discovery and development. LACDR comprises a diverse and international team of approximately 150 researchers and is ideally located at the Leiden Bio Science Park, the largest life science cluster in The Netherlands. The Division of Systems Pharmacology and Pharmacy (SPP) aims to develop precision medicine approaches to characterise and predict variation in treatment response and enhance translational drug development strategies. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/science/drug-research/systems-pharmacology

The research carried out at the Faculty of Science is very diverse, ranging from mathematics, information science, astronomy, physics, chemistry and bio-pharmaceutical sciences to biology and environmental sciences. We are in particularly interested in bridging physics and pharmaceutical sciences and thus, we hope that the senior scientist will enable interactions between LACDR and Leiden Institute of Physics, one of the oldest physics institutes in the Netherlands.

Terms and conditions
We offer a one year contract which may afterwards lead to a permanent contract, based on performance. You will be appointed in accordance  with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. Salary range from € 3.974, to € 5.439 gross per month on a 1,0 fte base (pay scale 11), depending on education and experience level of the candidate.

Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses (8.3%), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break.

Diversity
Leiden University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups. LACDR is a highly diverse institute, in culture, background, and gender. We stand for excellence in a caring Institute. We wish to reflect society in all aspects, as we believe that this improves the dynamics in our organization. Therefore, we support and understand the need for a work/life/family balance and consequent varying working hours and places. We believe that doing good science is fun, and goes hand in hand with a friendly culture. In the Netherlands, a maternity allowance is standard for 16 weeks. Child care is available at and near the Bio Science Park.

Information
Enquiries can be made to Dr. Coen van Hasselt ([email protected] )

Applications
Please send an email to Monique Tjiong ([email protected] ). Please ensure that your application includes a cover letter that quotes the vacancy number, a Curriculum vitae, and contact addresses of at least two references. Only applications before January 24, 2023 can be considered.

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