PR
OFESSIONAL
New Jersey
■ Novo Nordisk Inc., U.S. affiliate of
Novo Nordisk A/S in Copenhagen,
OPPOR
Denmark, a world leader in diabetes care,
currently has an opening for an associate
TUNITIES
director, biostatistics within our clinical
development division in our corporate
headquarters in Princeton, NJ. For more
information or to apply online, please visit
the careers section of our web site, www.
novonordisk-us.com, and reference position
number 1162BR. EOE.
North Carolina
■ Bioinformatician for the Section of
Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics,
Biostatistical Sciences, Division of Public
Health Sciences, Wake Forest University
Health Sciences. Research collabora-
tion in genomics, proteomics, imaging,
bioinformatics, and related disciplines.
Provides bioinformatics solutions and
DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND ENDOWED ROLLINS PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS AND BIOINFORMATICS
ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH and WOODRUFF HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER OF
EMORY UNIVERSITY
The Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics of the Rollins School of opportunities for research collaborations in clinical trials, the new Atlanta Clinical
Public Health and Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University, Atlanta, and Translational Sciences Institute, computational life sciences, population based
Georgia, seeks a proven scholar and innovative leader to chair a growing and studies, emerging technologies and university-wide initiatives in global health,
dynamic department in a vibrant school and outstanding health sciences center. predictive health and neurosciences. The successful candidate will be expected
The Rollins Chair is supported by endowment funds. to capitalize on a wide range of collaborative opportunities at Emory and with
nearby institutions, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The
Candidates should possess a doctoral degree in an appropriate discipline; a strong Georgia Institute of Technology (e.g., the Emory-Georgia Tech Nanotechnology
record of academic research and teaching, particularly at the graduate level; Center for Personalized and Predictive Oncology) and other local universities.
a demonstrated capacity to secure external funding to support research; and a
compelling vision for an integrated faculty and programs in biostatistics and The Rollins School of Public Health is dedicated to teaching and research,
bioinformatics. The candidate should have a capacity for exceptional leadership currently employs 140 full-time faculty members and enrolls over 900 full and
in an academic setting and be able to foster multidisciplinary collaboration among part-time graduate students in its masters and doctoral programs http://www.sph.
academic departments and centers both within and outside Emory University.
emory.edu/index.php. The department offers MPH, MSPH and PhD degrees and
a combined 5-year BS/MSPH degree with Emory College. The school is located
The current Department consists of 33 primary and joint faculty members as well on the Emory campus in close proximity to the Centers for Disease Control and
as 21 adjunct faculty members
http://www.sph.emory.edu/bios/index.php. The Prevention, Emory’s Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences,
Department has grown rapidly in recent years with active research programs in School of Nursing, School of Medicine, Yerkes National Primate Research Center
statistical modeling, spatial statistics, bioinformatics, imaging, survival analysis, and the Winship Cancer Institute and is near the American Cancer Society head-
misclassifi cation models and multivariate survival models as well as health quarters. A major research university, Emory enrolls 11,350 students in under-
preparedness, infectious diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and renal diseases, and graduate, graduate and professional programs
http://www.emory.edu.
mental health.
Applicants should send a letter indicating their interest and a curriculum vitae to:
The Chair will be expected to provide guidance and vision to the development of Melissa Sherrer, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton
an expanding department at the interface of biostatistics and bioinformatics while Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30322 USA, preferably via email to
msherre@sph.emory.
performing as a scholar, a teacher in the department’s graduate academic pro- edu. Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the posi-
grams, a faculty colleague and mentor, and a leader in the school and university. tion is fi lled. Starting date is negotiable. Applications will be considered confi den-
Within the school and the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, there are substantial tial and references will not be contacted without the permission of the applicant.
Emory is an Equal Opportunity/Affi rmative Action Employer
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