Employment Opportunities

The Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the University of Rochester invites applications for the following:

TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(Reposted 9/29/2009)

Opening for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position.  The successful candidate will be expected to develop an active program in methodological research, contribute to the Ph.D. program through teaching and advising graduate students, and have a major role in collaborative research with the Department of Neurology.  A generous salary with start-up support is offered.

The two departments have a long-standing collaborative relationship and play leadership roles in national and international groups conducting multi-center clinical trials and epidemiological studies in Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and other neurologic disorders.  Both departments are highly ranked in terms of NIH funding.  A key component of the new position will involve working with investigators throughout North America in the design and analysis of clinical trials in Parkinson’s disease.  Previous collaborative experience in clinical research, particularly clinical trials, is highly desirable.

A cover letter, CV, and 3 letters of reference should be sent to:

Assistant Professor Position (Job Code: Neuro)
c/o Susan DiVincenzo
University of Rochester Medical Center
Department of Biostatistics & Computational Biology
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 630
Rochester NY 14642


POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH TRAINEE

The Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the University of Rochester anticipates openings for postdoctoral traineeships in Environmental Health Biostatistics starting in summer or fall 2009. Receive training in advanced biostatistical theory and methods, work on epidemiologic and laboratory studies related to environmental health, pursue methodologic research.

In accordance with NIEHS requirements, the trainee must have completed a doctoral degree in statistics or a related subject and must be a US citizen or permanent resident.  Positions will be available for 12 months initially with possibility of renewal for a second year by mutual agreement.

Applications and three reference letters should be sent to:

Dr. David Oakes
Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 630
Rochester, NY 14642

or by email to oakes@bst.rochester.edu


POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT

The Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the University of Rochester is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Assistant. The position will involve methodological research in the area of nonparametric smoothing regression analysis. Successful candidates are expected to be familiar with R programming. Python programming is a plus.
To apply, send a cover letter, CV and three reference letters to:

Dr. Wan Tang
University of Rochester
Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 630
Rochester, NY 14642

or by e-mail to wan_tang@urmc.rochester.edu. Inquiries may also be directed to this e-mail address.

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH TRAINEE

The Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the University of Rochester is seeking a Post-doctoral Research Trainee.  The successful candidate will be expected to conduct methodological research concerned with branching processes and their applications to stem cell biology and immunology.  Candidates must have a doctoral degree in statistics, probability or mathematics, and have experience with computer programming. 

Interested candidates should send a Letter of Application, CV and three reference letters to: 

Cheryl I. Cicero
University of Rochester
Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 630
Rochester, NY  14642

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT

The Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the University of Rochester is seeking a Post-doctoral Research Assistant. The position will involve methodological research in the area of graphical modeling. Projects include collaboration with the laboratory of Dr. Hartmut Land of the Department of Biomedical Genetics, involving the modeling of gene perturbation data from cancer tissue, as well as the development of new statistical and computational methodologies for Bayesian network models.

To apply, send a cover letter, CV and three reference letters to:

Dr. Anthony Almudevar
University of Rochester
Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 630
Rochester, NY  14642

or by e-mail to anthony_almudevar@urmc.rochester.edu. Inquiries may also be directed to this e-mail address.


The University of Rochester is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity institution.  Applications from women and under-represented minorities are particularly encouraged.

updated August 2009