Open Postdoctoral Fellow Positions

Postdoctoral Position with Professor Kim-Anh Do

The Department of Biostatistics in the Division of Quantitative Sciences at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has multiple post-doc positions open for computational statistics, data mining, and statistical modeling with applications in biostatistics and bioinformatics. The postdoctoral fellow will work under the supervision of Professor Kim-Anh Do in conjunction with another faculty. The primary research focus will be on collaborative cancer projects that may require sophisticated statistical methodology and/or developing statistical and computational methodology for the analysis of complex data, including novel high-dimensional, high-throughput genomic and proteomic data, imaging data, and functional data.

We seek a highly motivated individual with a Ph.D. degree in statistics, biostatistics, computer science/engineering, or a related quantitative field. Candidates must have strong methodology training in statistics/biostatistics; strong programming skills, in particular R/S-PLUS or Matlab; and interest in collaborative research and methodology research. Interest in bioinformatics and/or computational biology is a plus. Experience and skills in the following areas are desirable: analysis of high-dimensional bioinformatics data, graphical models, statistical computation, medical research applications, and additional programming skills in a lower level language such as C/C++ or Fortran and/or interactive object-oriented extensible programming languages such as Python or Java.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to:
Lori Carreon
Department of Biostatistics, Unit 1411
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
P. O. Box 301402
Houston, TX 77230-1402
Position reference: DO-POSTDOC

E-mail: lcarreon@mdanderson.org
(no phone calls please)

Questions about the postdoctoral fellow position can be directed to kimdo@mdanderson.org or lcarreon@mdanderson.org.

Organization Information: Located in Houston, Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center has been ranked as the leading cancer care and research institution in the country for each of the past five consecutive years.  MD Anderson also has a great reputation for promoting career development among postdoctoral fellows. For example, in 2007, MD Anderson was ranked number 1 among the “Best Places to Work” for postdocs by The Scientist. The institution is still growing, bringing together cancer biologists, computational biologists, biostatisticians, software engineers, and medical professionals. We have been designated as a Genome Data Analysis Center for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Project, a $280 million program sponsored by the NIH. We also have direct links with the Baylor Human Genome Sequencing Center, one of the largest sequencing facilitates in the United States, and with Rice University. Together, we provide an extremely stimulating environment for high-impact, creative research dedicated to scientific progress but also to the welfare of cancer patients and their families. 

As the 4th largest city and recently named the most diverse city in the U.S., Houston offers numerous opportunities for cultural enrichment, entertainment, great dining, continuing higher education, and year-round recreation. It features great neighborhoods, a reasonable cost of living, and a variety of lifestyle choices. 

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by MD Anderson policy or by federal, state or local laws, unless such distinction is required by law. All positions at MD Anderson Cancer Center are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. MD Anderson Cancer Center provides a smoke-free and drug-free environment.

Salary: $65,000

Benefits: Highly competitive

Postdoctoral Position with Professors Stingo and Hobbs

The Department of Biostatistics in the Division of Quantitative Sciences at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has one open position for a postdoctoral fellow to work in computational statistics and statistical modeling with applications in biostatistics and bioinformatics. The postdoctoral fellow will work under the supervision of Professors Francesco Stingo and Brian Hobbs. The primary research focus will be developing statistical and computational methodology for the analysis of novel high-throughput data.

We seek a highly motivated individual with a Ph.D. in statistics, biostatistics, computer science or a related quantitative field. Candidates must have strong methodology training in statistics/biostatistics; strong programming skills, in particular R/S-PLUS or Matlab; and interest in statistical methodology research. Interest in bioinformatics is a plus. Experience and skills in the following areas are desirable: MCMC computation, adaptive clinical trial design, survival analysis, Bayesian hierarchical models, graphical models, statistical computation, analysis of bioinformatics data, and medical research applications.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to: 

Stephanie Burroughs
Department of Biostatistics, Unit 1411
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
P. O. Box 301402
Houston, TX 77230-1402
Position reference: STINGO-HOBBS-POSTDOC

E-mail: seburroughs@mdanderson.org
(no phone calls please)

The tentative start date is September 1, 2013. Questions about this position can be directed to Stephanie Burroughs.

Located in Houston, Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center has been ranked as the leading cancer care and research institution in the country for each of the past five consecutive years. MD Anderson also has a great reputation for promoting career development among postdoctoral fellows. For example, in 2007, MD Anderson was ranked number 1 among the “Best Places to Work” for postdocs by The Scientist. The institution is still growing, bringing together cancer biologists, computational biologists, biostatisticians, software engineers, and medical professionals. We have been designated as a Genome Data Analysis Center for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Project, a $280 million program sponsored by the NIH. We also have direct links with the Baylor Human Genome Sequencing Center, one of the largest sequencing facilitates in the United States, and with Rice University. Together, we provide an extremely stimulating environment for high-impact, creative research dedicated to scientific progress but also to the welfare of cancer patients and their families. As the 4th largest city and recently named the most diverse city in the U.S., Houston offers numerous opportunities for cultural enrichment, entertainment, great dining, continuing higher education, and year-round recreation. It features great neighborhoods, a reasonable cost of living, and a variety of lifestyle choices. 

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by MD Anderson policy or by federal, state or local laws, unless such distinction is required by law. All positions at MD Anderson Cancer Center are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. MD Anderson Cancer Center provides a smoke-free and drug-free environment. 

Salary: $65,000 

Benefits: Highly competitive

Postdoctoral Position with Professor Jeffrey S. Morris

Area:  Computational statistics with applications in biostatistics and bioinformatics

Duties and responsibilities:  The postdoctoral fellows will work under the supervision of Dr. Jeffrey S. Morris. The primary research focus will be on developing novel statistical and computational methodology for the analysis of complex, high-dimensional object data, including high-dimensional functional data, neuroimaging data, shape data, and genomics data.  Potential application areas include functional MRI, electrical response potentials (ERP), shape data, and various types of genomics data including copy number, methylation, miRNA, microarray, proteomics, and next generation sequencing data.  Some potential projects include integration of information across outcomes of various types, and flexible modeling approaches that incorporate both biological knowledge and empirical structures.

Position qualifications:  We seek a highly motivated individual with a Ph.D. in statistics/biostatistics or a related quantitative field.  Must have strong methodology training in statistics/biostatistics; strong programming skills, in particular R/Matlab and preferably one lower level computer language such as C or Fortran; and interest in statistical  methodology research.  Interest or background in bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics or neuroimaging is a plus.  Expertise or skills in any of the following areas are desirable:  analysis of high-dimensional data, Bayesian MCMC computations, Bayesian variable selection and sparsity priors, linear models, nonparametric regression, spatio-temporal data, multivariate techniques, functional data analysis.

Application: Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume (with three references) to:

pcunning@mdanderson.org
(subject line: Morris postdoc)

Application deadline: Consideration of applications will begin immediately and continue until positions are filled.

Salary: $65,000 USD/year

Benefits for postdoctoral fellows can be found on the MD Anderson Postdoctoral Research Programs web page.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by MD Anderson policy or by federal, state or local laws, unless such distinction is required by law. All positions at MD Anderson Cancer Center are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. MD Anderson Cancer Center provides a smoke-free and drug-free environment.