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ASSOCIATE / FULL PROFESSOR / CHAIR POSITION
Department of Biostatistics
Robert
Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work
Florida
International University is recognized as a Carnegie
engaged university. It is a public research university
with
colleges and schools that offers more than 180
bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields
such as engineering, international relations,
architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's
anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each
year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding
solutions to the most challenging problems of our time.
FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its
mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls
more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three
centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and
the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic
and cultural engagement through its three museums: the
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the
Wolfsonian-FIU, and the
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of
Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes
participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU,
visit
http://www.fiu.edu/.
The Robert
Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work at Florida
International University is accepting applications for a
tenure-earning Associate/Full Professor/Chair position in
the Department of Biostatistics.
With the
appointment of a new Dean, Dr. Tomás Guilarte, the College
is looking for a dynamic leader to help advance the
Department and College's vision of becoming a hub for high
quality research. The Chair is also expected to position
the Department competitively in biostatistical extramural
research funding and in actively collaborating with other
units and investigators within and outside of Stempel
College. The department currently offers Masters of Public
Health in Biostatistics and working in developing Ph.D.
and M.S. degrees in Biostatistics related fields. Current
departmental research includes, complex longitudinal
statistical modeling, modeling and health impact of
environmental pollutants, correlated data analysis,
statistical genomics, big data analytics, and causal
inference; and collaborative research activities with the
scientists within and outside of FIU. The department
actively participates in the Stempel College strategic
research areas, i.e., environmental exposure,
neurotoxicology, and neuroscience, chronic disease and
aging, health disparities and improving health equity, and
population health consequences of climate change.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
qualifications include Ph.D. degree in biostatistics,
statistics, or related-discipline and effective
interpersonal and communication skills with ethnically and
culturally diverse populations. As appropriate for rank, a
track record of collaborative research and peer-reviewed
publications, demonstrated ability to obtain research
grants and effective teaching in the relevant discipline
are also required. Competitive applicants should have a
strong, extramurally funded research program in place as
Principal Investigator. Experience with managing a
biostatistical consulting service, as well as the
development and implementation of biostatistical academic
programs will be considered positively.
RESPONSIBILITY
Responsibilities will include
research, teaching graduate courses, student advisement
both for master's and doctoral-level students,
serving on master's thesis and doctoral dissertation
committees, and serving the university, professional, and
local communities. Candidate will be responsible for
developing the programs, administering the budget,
coordinating teaching assignments, and
evaluating/mentoring department faculty and staff.
Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply to Job Opening ID
#511221 at
http://facultycareers.fiu.edu.
Candidates
need to provide a cover letter highlighting their
professional experience and vision for the department, as
well as their curriculum vitae in a single pdf file.
Candidates will need also to provide the names and contact
information for at least three (3) references who will
only be contacted if selected for an on-campus
interview. Applications' review will commence on May 1st,
2016 and continue until the position is filled.
For
inquiries, please contact the Chair of the Search & Screen
Committee, Dr. Wasim Maziak at
wmaziak@fiu.edu.
FIU is
a member of the State University System of Florida and an
Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action
Employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status,
protected veteran status, or any other characteristic
protected by law.
Apply
Here:
http://www.Click2Apply.net/jjmm8whbt678vjzx
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