East Tennessee State University
■ Research Statistician - Data Mining
Applications Development. As a member
TUNITIES
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biostatistics
of the SAS Enterprise Miner Development
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
team, you will develop data and text mining
Stipend: Negotiable

OPPOR
applications for end users in multiple envi-
Job Description
ronments. Duties include will developing
College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614-1709 USA modules using SAS and SQL code for deliv-
Responsibilities:
ery with SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS Text
Th e Postdoctoral Research Fellow will participate in evidence based public health research that will advance
Miner, and SAS Credit Scoring. For more
OFESSIONAL
the fellow’s post-graduate scientifi c training in preparation for an independent scientifi c/scholarly career.
information, log on to www.sas.com/jobs.
PR
Duties could include data warehousing and mining, sample survey theory and applications, management
Position 07002916. SAS is an EOE.
of grants and contracts of SAPPHIRE (Th e Southern Appalachia Program for Public Health Information,
Research and Education), and supervising interns with SAPPHIRE.
Pennsylvania
Qualifi ed individuals must have an earned PhD or DrPH (in hand by hire date) in Statistics, Biostatistics,
Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or Bioinformatics. Profi cient computer programming skills are
■ Possible tenure-track, lecturer, visiting
required in at least two of C/C++, R/SPLUS, SAS and parallel computing.
positions. Collegial environment empha-
In compliance with Tennessee Board of Regents and university policy, as regular employees, postdoctoral sizing disciplinary and cross-disciplinary
researchers are eligible for full employee benefi ts, including health insurance and retirement.
research and teaching. All areas of statistics
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is fi lled. welcome. Joint appointments possible with
Appointment is for one year with possibility for annual renewal for up to fi ve years, or compete for an as-
other units in the Pittsburgh area. See www.
sistant professor. stat.cmu.edu (email: hiring@stat.cmu.edu).
East Tennessee State University is an Affi rmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (or AA/EOE).
Send CV, research papers, relevant tran-
Send CV and contact information on three referees.
scripts, and three recommendation letters
Contact:
to Faculty Search Committee, Statistics,

J. Wanzer drane, PE, PhD
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Associate Professor
15213, USA. Application screening begins
College of Public Health
immediately, continues until positions
ETSU PO Box 70674
closed. Women and minorities are encour-
Johnson City, TN 37614-1709
423 – 439 4327
aged to apply. AA/EOE.
Edress: drane@etsu.edu
■ University of Pennsylvania, Th e Wharton
School (stat.wharton.upenn.edu): Tenure-
The Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiol-
track or tenured position beginning July
ogy (DBBE) at the Medical University of South Carolina invites
2008. Applicants should show outstanding
applications for a tenure-track/tenured faculty position at the associate
capacity in research and excellent commu-
or full professor level in the area of biostatistics. Successful candidates will
have a doctoral degree in biostatistics/statistics or related fi eld; a strong research
nication skills. Th e department, located in
record; a desire and ability for collaborative research in the biomedical sciences;
the business school, provides services to the
and evidence of and commitment to teaching excellence. Preference will be given to
whole university. Send CV and have three
applicants with an established record of funded research.
recommendation letters emailed to
DBBE has more than 30 PhD faculty members, with 15 PhD biostatisticians and 10 wharton.statistics.hiring@gmail.com,
MS statisticians, and was ranked 5th in NIH funding among similar departments nation- or mailed to Andreas Buja, Statistics
wide. The graduate program, which is supported by three NIH training grants, offers PhD
Department, Th e Wharton School,
and MS degrees with concentrations in biostatistics, bioinformatics and epidemiology, as
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
well as MS in Clinical Research. More information about DBBE, faculty research inter-
PA 19104-6340. stat.wharton.upenn.edu.
ests, and the University is available at biometry.musc.edu.
Th e University of Pennsylvania is an equal
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is fi lled.
Applicants should send a cover letter describing qualifi cations and career plans, CV, and
opportunity affi rmative action employer;
the names and contact information for 3 references to:
women and minority candidates are strongly
Professor Elizabeth H. Slate
encouraged to apply.
(slate@musc.edu with the subject “Biostatistics Faculty Search”)
Biostatistics Search Committee
Utah
Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology
Medical University of South Carolina
■ Th e Mathematics Department at Utah
135 Cannon Street
Valley State College is seeking applicants
PO Box 20835
for a tenure track position. Statisticians in
Charleston, SC 29425
all specialty areas are encouraged to apply as
well as mathematicians with backgrounds
Please also apply online:
in probability and/or mathematical statis-
http://www.jobs.musc.edu
tics. Th e position begins fall 2008 (pending
Search by Requisition ID: 044252 funding). Details on how to apply can be
Direct Link: http://www.jobs.musc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=184100 found at www.uvsc.edu/employment.html.
MUSC is an equal opportunity employer, promoting workplace diversity (m/f/v/d) Utah Valley State College is an AA/EOE.
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