The Division of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, School of Public Health, at the University of Minnesota has an opening for a non-tenure track (contract) faculty position at the rank of assistant professor who will be responsible for teaching graduate-level courses in our MS, PhD, and MPH programs, and collaborating with biomedical investigators in the health sciences as a member of the Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center (BDAC) of the University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI).
Applicants must have a PhD in biostatistics, statistics, or a closely related field, by the start of appointment and a strong interest in collaborative research with biomedical investigators across the health sciences. In addition to their teaching responsibilities, a successful candidate will be expected to play a crucial role in translational team science, obtain external funding through collaborative grant applications, provide guidance to master-level statisticians in the BDAC, and provide service to the CTSI through protocol review and consulting. The candidate will also be expected to pursue data-driven statistical methods research (e.g. innovative design and analysis methods motivated by collaborative randomized clinical trials and observational studies), advise graduate students in the Division of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, and serve on division and school level committees. The relative balance between teaching and collaborative research will be negotiated based on the interest of the candidate and needs of the division and BDAC.
We are strongly committed to recruiting, mentoring, and retaining faculty with a diversity of experiences and support the advancement of the School of Public Health’s Strategic Plan for Antiracism. We recognize that scholars from historically disadvantaged groups may not have had the same access to opportunities and may have faced substantial barriers on their academic journey, and hence we are committed to carrying out a holistic evaluation of all applicants for the position. Individuals who have experienced such barriers are encouraged to discuss them in their application materials.