Job description
Posting Information
Department
Biostatistics - 462001
Posting Open Date
10/04/2022
Application Deadline
Open Until Filled
Yes
Position Type
Permanent Faculty
Working Title
Open Rank
Appointment Type
Fixed Term Faculty
Vacancy ID
FAC0004232
Full-time/Part-time
Full-Time Permanent
Hours per week
40
FTE
1
Position Location
North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
Commensurate with experience
Proposed Start Date
04/01/2023
Position Information
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The Department of Biostatistics (BIOS) is internationally recognized as a leader in Biostatistics research and training. It is one of eight departments in the Gillings School of Global Public Health whose mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of the population. This mission is accomplished through the interaction of teaching, research and service. The department is one of the largest, most complex departments on campus. For FY19, Biostatistics, was 4th among all departments and centers across campus in research funding at UNC Chapel Hill and currently has almost 300 employees. The Department operates a $46 million sponsored research budget (FY19), a 1.7-million-dollar state budget, a 1.0-million-dollar F&A budget and spends roughly 3.0 million in trust funds annually. The Department has 55 EHRA and EHRA Non-Faculty members, 74 permanent staff members and 162 temporary employees. The Department has 235 students (184 graduate students and 51 undergraduate students). The Department of Biostatistics is housed in three different locations: administrative and faculty offices, including a suite of offices for graduate students in McGavran-Greenberg Hall; the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center (CSCC) at Carolina Square; and the Carolina Survey Research Laboratory (CSRL) at Bolin Creek Center.
Position Summary
The Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center (CSCC) in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) is seeking applications for a fixed-term faculty position. These faculty appointments will be in the Department of Biostatistics in UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. The track (research, clinical, or practice) and rank will depend on qualifications and research focus of the applicant. A doctoral degree in biostatistics or equivalent is required. The focus of these searches is on areas of biostatistics related to functional data analysis, Bayesian methods for complex innovative trial design, pragmatic trial design, causal inference, precision medicine, analysis of big data and/or complex data, including but not limited to methods for electronic health record data, data linkage and integration, machine learning, medical imaging, among other areas.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Doctorate in Biostatistics or related field.
Applicants should have broad research interests, with a strong publications record, and experience working at a coordinating center, academic research organization, clinical research organization or equivalent. Applicants should have the potential to direct PhD-level research, and the ability to engage in collaborative research with other faculty members at the University.
Applicants should have broad research interests, with a strong publications record, and experience working at a coordinating center, academic research organization, clinical research organization or equivalent. Applicants should have the potential to direct PhD-level research, and the ability to engage in collaborative research with other faculty members at the University.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Preference will be given to candidates with: experience in a research network coordinating center; senior management level experience including supervision, resource allocation, project and protocol management, and organizational planning in a clinical research organization; strong hands-on background in biostatistics and data management in a clinical research setting; clinical trials experience with industry; and/or working knowledge of GCP, Good Clinical Data Management Practices, and ICH guidelines, regulatory submission requirements, and CDISC standards.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities
Not Applicable.
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