School of Public Health Assistant or Associate Professor Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology

Posting Summary
The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at Rutgers School of Public Health invites applications for a tenure/tenure-track faculty position in biostatistics at the assistant or associate professor level. Successful applicants will be expected to develop and sustain an extramurally funded research program collaborate with other health researchers contribute to our teaching mission and mentor MPH and doctoral students. The ideal candidate will enhance our biostatistical core and complement or deepen our current department strengths including but not limited to: Bayesian methods big data causal inference clinical trials machine learning mobile health data real world evidence survival analysis. We are especially interested in candidates who work at the intersection of biostatistics and computer science particularly on AI methods and applications in public health. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The individual will develop and lead an extramurally funded research program in the theory methods and/or applications of statistics in health-related fields. Additionally they will develop collaborations with public health and/or clinician scientists and enhance these projects using innovative designs and methods. The faculty member will teach graduate level courses and advise masters and doctoral students.

Overview
Why Rutgers School of Public Health Our mission is to advance health and well-being and prevent disease locally nationally and globally by preparing students as public health leaders scholars and practitioners; conducting public health research and scholarship; engaging collaboratively with communities; and advocating for policies programs and services with a focus on equity and social justice. At Rutgers School of Public Health you will find a collaborative environment with a diverse range of experts and resources across the school Rutgers Health and the wider Rutgers University community. Appointments will be made in an appropriate department within the School of Public Health which has locations in Newark and New Brunswick. We offer multiple masters and doctoral degrees dual-degree certificate and articulated BA/BS- MPH degree programs. We also offer robust online and global programming with partnerships in China Greece Italy and Tanzania. Under the leadership of Dean Perry N. Halkitis the CEPH -accredited Rutgers School of Public Health continues to pursue dynamic and transformative growth. Join us in our mission to advance public health and make a meaningful impact on communities locally and globally.

Preferred Qualifications
An extramurally funded research program in area of particular interest for the SPH including public health AI.