Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Biostatistics is available at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard School of Public Health. The work will involve stochastic modeling for early detection of disease. This work deals with extending and applying the current models for new breast cancer screening modalities. The relevant previous work includes: Lee and Zelen (Biometrics, 2008; JNCI 2006) and Shen and Zelen (Biostatistics, 2005). Candidates with strong mathematics / statistics / biostatistics background are encouraged to apply. One-year term and renewable for the second year. The appointment can start as soon as possible.

Applications from minority and female candidates are especially encouraged. Harvard University is an AA/EOE.

To apply: Please email CV and names of three references to Sandra Lee (sjlee@jimmy.harvard.edu).

Located on the Harvard Medical Campus, the Department of Biostatistics was one of the first departments in the newly formed Harvard School of Public Health in 1922. Called the Department of Vital Statistics until 1946, it was a result of the work of Lemuel Shattuck in the last century. Shattuck founded the American Statistical Association in 1839, the oldest professional society in America; his name is preserved on a street that runs through the campus. The departmental location is central to its mission: to facilitate collaborations between the members of the Department and other medical scientists.

The Department is comprised of approximately 70 students, 60 faculty members, and 55 research scientists, research associates and fellows. Our size contributes to our ability to address a broad spectrum of biostatistical and public health issues.