The Department of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health (SOPH) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is growing! We seek motivated scholars to join us as we strive to meet the challenge of UAB’s aggressive Growth with Purpose strategic plan and we invite applications for multiple faculty positions. Three distinct opportunities include:
DATA CRU Director: Visit uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/23289 or inquire at bstdatacrusearch@uab.edu for additional details. The Director will lead the DATA coordinating and Collaborative Research Unit (DATA CRU, https://www.uab.edu/datacru), a team of specialized research professionals providing data coordinating center (DCC) operations for longitudinal cohort studies and randomized clinical trials. This position will be a key driver of the further development, management, and activities of the DATA CRU. This is a tenure earning appointment as an Associate Professor or Professor in the School of Public Health. As the senior faculty member leading the DATA CRU, the Director will oversee a large staff responsible for day-to-day DCC operations and coordinate resources among multiple projects with specific Principal Investigators, staff leaders, and faculty co-investigators. The Director will work with multidisciplinary investigators on the development and conduct of new multicenter studies and trials, communicate data management needs and statistical concerns to statistician and non-statistician collaborators, and contribute to statistical analyses for presentation and publication. Importantly, the Director will guide the future direction of DCC operations to capitalize on existing areas of strengths (e.g., neurology, cardiology, maternal/fetal medicine, pediatrics) and to expand strategically into areas of growth (e.g., oncology) in the SOPH, UAB at large, and beyond, and advocate for resources needed to carry out those objectives.
Tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor: Visit uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/23283 for additional details and to apply for this position. Please submit a CV and cover letter through the online portal. These are 12-month appointments with rank and tenure status commensurate with qualifications. Faculty will be expected and given the opportunity to develop their own independent line of research. In addition, substantial opportunities to collaborate and publish with other established investigators will be offered. This is an excellent opportunity to expand one’s career into one of the most rapidly progressing and in-demand areas of scientific research. Candidates must have a background in statistics or biostatistics methodology with a demonstrated ability to conduct independent research as well as collaborate in a multidisciplinary team setting. Preferred candidates will have a research focus in one of three major concentration areas: design and analysis of clinical trials and/or longitudinal cohort studies, highly computational methods and complex modeling, or statistical genetics and omics research.
Non-tenure, teaching track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor: Visit uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/23315 for additional details and to apply for this position. Please submit a CV, teaching statement, and cover letter through the online portal. This is a 12-month appointment with rank commensurate with qualifications. The primary responsibilities of this position are teaching in-person and online biostatistics courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, advising biostatistics graduate students, and supporting the department’s educational mission. Candidates must have a robust background in biostatistics methodology with a strong commitment to teaching and the preparation necessary to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate level. A doctoral degree in biostatistics, statistics, or related field is required and a successful track record of teaching and collaboration as part of a multidisciplinary team is strongly preferred. Specific teaching assignments will be based on teaching needs and faculty expertise, and may include courses at the introductory, intermediate, or advanced levels. Individuals with any area of biostatistics expertise are encouraged apply, and experience in statistical methods, design and analysis of clinical trials, highly computational methods and machine learning, or statistical genetics is a plus. Development of a research portfolio, either as an independent researcher or collaborator, is both permitted and encouraged, and teaching expectations will be modified accordingly.