Open Faculty Positions
The Department of Biostatistics has the following faculty position openings:
1. Open rank positions, to function as a Biostatistician
2. Professor or associate professor, to function as a Quantitative Psychologist or Behavioral Statistician
Open rank faculty positions in Biostatistics
The Department of Biostatistics is seeking candidates for one or more open rank tenured or tenure-track faculty positions. The department invites applications from individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the development of statistical methodology and its applications to biomedical research. We are particularly interested in candidates who have strong interests in cross-disciplinary and collaborative scientific research. A Ph.D. in statistics, biostatistics or a related field is required.
The Department of Biostatistics has 27 faculty members, 36 masters and doctoral level research analysts and 11 postdoctoral fellows. Faculty members are actively involved in collaborative and methodological research in diverse areas such as clinical trial design, Bayesian methodology, mathematical modeling of biological systems, decision models, cancer screening, bioinformatics, genomic pathway analysis, integrative modeling of multiple types of complex data including high-dimensional genomic data, functional data analysis, data subject to biased sampling, image data analysis, survival analysis, statistical genetics, high-performance computing, and health services research. Faculty members also have opportunities to participate in the affiliated biostatistics doctoral programs at the University of Texas, Texas A&M University, and Rice University. The department is supported by the resources of the Division of Quantitative Sciences, which include a strong and active IT team with specialties in database design, web-based clinical trial support, scientific programming, and software engineering. The division also includes the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, through which additional collaborative opportunities exist with 18 faculty members, 19 masters and doctoral level research analysts, and 11 postdoctoral fellows. Further questions regarding the positions may be directed to Professor Jeffrey S. Morris (jefmorris@mdanderson.org).
Consideration of applications will continue until the positions are filled. Interested applicants should email (or mail) a copy of their CV, a statement of research accomplishments and interests, pdf versions of their top 3 publications (or, for junior candidates, excerpts from their dissertation), and the names, addresses (including email) and phone numbers of three references to:
Faculty Search Committee
Department of Biostatistics, Unit 1411
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
P.O. Box 301402
Houston, TX 77230-1402
713-563-4284
Email: biostat-search@mdanderson.org
Professor or associate professor, to function as a Quantitative Psychologist or Behavioral Statistician
The Section of Behavioral and Social Statistics in the Department of Biostatistics, in joint collaboration with the Departments of Behavioral Science and Health Disparities Research, is accepting applications for a full or associate professor, tenured or tenure-track scholar in quantitative psychology/behavioral and social statistics.
Qualifications:
- Doctoral degree in biostatistics, quantitative psychology, or a closely related field
- Record of publications in respected, peer-reviewed journals
- Record of obtaining peer-reviewed funding
Successful candidates will be expected to collaborate with investigators in the Departments of Behavioral Science and Health Disparities Research on a wide variety of population-based, behavioral science research projects related to cancer prevention and methodological research. Appropriate areas of methodological research include, but are not limited to, multilevel modeling (e.g., linear mixed modeling, multilevel autoregressive modeling), meditational analysis, statistical power analysis, structural equation modeling (general and latent variable), and analysis of correlated data, time series analysis, missing data, measurement error, and analysis of ecological momentary assessment, and real-time physiologic sensor data.
The Departments of Behavioral Science and Health Disparities Research provide an unusually rich opportunity for collegial interaction, and an exceptional infrastructure for behavioral and methodological research. Specialized research areas include: adherence and compliance, primary prevention (screening and early detection), tertiary prevention (quality of life and survivor adjustment issues), quantitative psychology, and public health.
Multidisciplinary opportunities in biostatistics and quantitative psychology in clinical, community, and laboratory settings are readily available. MD Anderson Cancer Center is currently ranked as the top cancer hospital in the country. It is located within Houston’s Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world. Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States, offering dynamic cultural and recreational resources and a very reasonable cost of living. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Application procedure:
Send cover letter, curriculum vita, and professional reference list via email to
Sanjay Shete, Ph.D., Professor and Chief
Section of Behavioral and Social Statistics
email: sshete@mdanderson.org
By postal mail, send cover letter, curriculum vita, and professional reference list to:
Sanjay Shete, Ph.D., Professor and Section Chief
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Biostatistics, Unit 1411
P. O. Box 301402
Houston, Texas 77230-1402
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers competitive salaries and an outstanding personal and professional benefits package. Houston is an innovative and diverse city that nurtures great neighborhoods, and offers competitive private and public schools,, an exceptional music and theater scene, highly acclaimed museums, international cuisine, and year-round outdoor recreational activities.