Assistant Professor (12MO), Biostatistics

About the Role

The Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics in the School of Public Health at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Assistant Professor (12MO).

Responsibilities

• Teach biostatistics courses to masters and doctoral students.
• Mentor Master of Public Health and doctoral students.
• Provide biostatistics support to faculty in the School of Public Health and across Downstate Health Sciences University.
• Engage in a focused area of research.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree, PhD, MD, ScD.
• Experience in teaching Data Science courses, program development, and developing and managing biostatistical support at the institutional level.
• Experience with data display; spatial analysis and modeling; statistical methods for hierarchical data; longitudinal repeated-measures data; complex survey data; mixed-methods data; quasi-experimental research designs; causal inference methods such as propensity score matching methods, and structural equation models; non-parametric and semi parametric methods; statistical learning methods for prediction and classification; and/or big data analytic expertise in-omics data, imaging data, bioinformatics, and electronic health records data.
• Expertise in machine learning and AI approaches to public health research is also desirable.
• Successful attainment of extramural funding and demonstrated research expertise, as evidenced by a substantial publication record in high-quality journals.
• Or, a satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, education and training to the above.