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The Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) invites nominations and applications for a full time, tenure track, faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in the newly formed Biostatistics Center and will hold a faculty appointment in the Department of Community Medicine.

Biostatistics faculty will help develop the CICATS Biostatistics Center that will facilitate and support the proposed growth of clinical and translational science across CICATS, which includes the University’s Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, the Storrs campus, and local area hospitals. In addition to original research and research collaborations, they will be actively involved in the operations of the CICATS Research Design, Epidemiology and Biostatistics cores. CICATS investigators will include trainees and both junior and senior faculty members from multiple disciplines. The Biostatistics faculty, in collaboration with a team of epidemiologists and master’s level staff, will provide guidance to transdisciplinary teams for the development of clinical and translational research studies. He/she will also be active in teaching biostatistics courses in the new Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research, with teaching opportunities available in other university health-related degree programs.

The successful candidate must hold a doctorate in biostatistics or a closely related discipline and have demonstrated potential for success with self-initiated research, extramural funding and published scholarship, and have the ability to work in collaboration with clinical, translational and/or basic scientists, and to assist with the function of a biostatistics academic unit including students, postdoctoral fellows, master-level staff, and other faculty.

Applicants should apply using the Health Center’s applicant tracking system at https://jobs.uchc.edu, search No. 2010-1076. This position is available in the 2012-13 academic year. A curriculum vitae and a cover letter in pdf files should be uploaded through this site. Questions regarding this search should be sent to Dr. James Grady, Director, CICATS Biostatistics Center at jgrady@uchc.edu.

UCHC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/N/PwD