Postdoctoral Fellow in Biostatistics
Postdoctoral Fellow in Biostatistics
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The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized compassionate expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent diagnose and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians who go on to pursueour missionat MSK and around the globe.
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We are seeking a highly motivated candidate interested in developing and applying novel statistical methods in MSKs interdisciplinary microbiome research program for a position as a postdoctoral fellow. The successful candidate will work on developing innovative highdimensional statistical methods scalable computational algorithms and accessible software packages for MSKs unique and continuously growing clinical microbiome database of more than 10000 longitudinal stool samples with comprehensive metadata. This position presents exciting opportunities to advance our understanding of microbial associations with patient outcomes medications nutrients or multiomics and to answer impactful clinical research questions in a datadriven approach. The successful candidate will collaborate with a closelyknit microbiome research team consisting of physicianscientists computational biologists and wetlab research technicians fostering mutual supports across various domains. The postdoctoral fellow will be comentored by Drs. Teng Fei and LiXuan Qin for an initial period of two years with the potential for extension into a third year.
The ideal candidate should possess:
- A doctoral degree in biostatistics statistics computational biology bioinformatics or a related discipline.
- Experiences in one or more of the following areas: highdimensional data compositional data longitudinal/survival data and mixture modeling.
- Experiences in high performance computing system and/or statistical software development.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
This position is open immediately until filled. Prospective applicants are invited to submit their CV along with a letter expressing their interest and addressed to Drs. Teng Fei and LiXuan Qin as well as the names and contact information of three references. Submissions should be sent to:
Maria Andrade Aray
Assistant to the Chairman
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