Assistant Professor - Department of Biostatistics

Benefits

All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.

Unit

Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, MBU, Virginia Commonwealth University

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate statistical concepts effectively to non-statistical audiences
• Collaborate on basic, translational, quality improvement and clinical projects
• Serve as “statistical clinician” – focused on applied, impactful research rather than purely theoretical work
• Ad hoc presentations to the CHRI research community, such as the faculty development seminars, CHRI Research Retreats, and to residents, postdocs, and junior faculty groups as needed and requested
• Generate collaborative publications with the CHRI researchers, both leading to and resulting from intra- and extramural funding
• Commit 5% of their time to serve on Biostatistics department, School, and/or University committees as necessary, as well as in a professional capacity in their discipline of interest (e.g., reviewer, conference organizer, etc.)

Qualifications

• Awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Computer science, or a closely related field
• Demonstrated an established track record in research areas as were mentioned above via scholarly activities, such as peer-reviewed publications, presentations (invited/contributed), and grant applications (some evidence needed)
• Experience working in collaborative/multidisciplinary research endeavors, meeting deadlines, or at least exhibit strong potential for doing so, and excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Contact Information

Contact Name: Le Kang
Contact Email: LKANG@VCU.EDU