POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE - Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Duke University, United States

Updated: over 1 year ago
Location: Durham, NORTH CAROLINA
Deadline: The position may have been removed or expired!

School of Medicine:

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Postdoctoral Associate in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Duke University is seeking a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics (https://biostat.duke.edu/) within the School of Medicine. Duke University is regularly ranked among the top research institutions in the US and worldwide. Duke University School of Medicine is ranked among country’s top 10 medical schools and is located in Durham, North Carolina.

Position Description: 

Successful candidate will extend and evaluate methods for privacy-preserving machine learning from electronic health record (EHR) data, and will work with NSF training to learn how to speed the uptake of the software by users.

Requirements and Expectations: A Ph.D. in statistics/biostatistics, bioinformatics/statistical genetics, epidemiology or other related disciplines is required. Strong interest, research background and experience in the methodology research in functional data analysis, high-dimensional variable selection, longitudinal and survival analysis, machine learning, bioinformatics methods in-omics data are preferred. Demonstrated evidence of excellent programming, collaboration, and communication skills. Due to COVID work related to this position may be performed remotely from the following approved states for exempt employees: California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington D.C. 


Benefits: Visit the Duke University Office of Postdoctoral Service website at http://www.postdoc.duke.edu and Duke HR website at www.hr.duke.edufor details.

Start Date: February 1, 2021

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color ,disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke also makes good faith efforts to recruit, hire, and promote qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

Consideration of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.

Job Code: 00003820 POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE
Job Level: 00

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