I am including below an announcement concerning a Senior or Junior Canada
Research Chair at the University of British Columbia. It is in the area of
environmental and health risk analysis. Applications from non-Canadians are
very welcome. Please distribute this to anyone who might be qualified.
Thank you.
J
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Canada Research Chair
In Environmental and Health Risk Assessment, Biostatistics, or Intelligent
Decision Making and Bayesian Analysis

The Department of Statistics at the University of British Columbia is
seeking a candidate to nominate for a Junior (Tier II) or Senior (Tier I)
Canada Research Chair focused in environmental and health risk assessment,
biostatistics or intelligent decision-making and Bayesian analysis. That
nomination would be made under the Canada Research Chairs Program
(www.chairs.gc.ca) established by the Government of Canada to promote
research excellence in Canadian universities. To participate in that
program, the University of British Columbia has developed a Strategic
Research Plan that emphasizes certain thematic research clusters. The
advertised Chairs would be in the clusters called, "Sustainability and the
Environment", "Population Health, Services and Human Development" and
"Microelectronics and Information Technology", respectively.

Tier I Chairs are intended for research scientists of the highest
international stature. In particular, applicants for a Tier I Chair must be
full Professors or Associate Professors expected to be promoted to full
professorship within two years of the nomination. Alternatively, if they
come from outside the academic sector they must possess the necessary
qualifications to be appointed at these levels. They are expected to: be
outstanding researchers with innovative research accomplishments and major
impacts on the field; be internationally recognized leaders; have a
superior record in attracting and supervising graduate students as well as
postdoctoral fellows (for nominees coming from the academic sector);
develop an innovative and original proposed research program.

Candidates for a Tier II Chair nomination can be relatively new researchers
but must have demonstrated exceptional promise and have the potential to
become world leaders in the field.

The successful nominee would hold a tenured or tenure-track position and
would be appointed in the Department of Statistics that now has11 regular
faculty members, as well as a number of Adjunct Professors, Associate
Members, and Professors Emeriti. One has a joint appointment in the
Biotechnology Lab. Through its affiliated faculty, the Department has
strong ties with the statisticians in the Faculty of Commerce and the BC
Cancer Agency and with the probabilists in Mathematics. Similarly, through
the Biostatistics Research Group, the Department enjoys active linkages
with other biostatisticians at UBC and throughout Vancouver. It hosts a
number of post-doctoral fellows and long-term visitors each year. Its
Statistical Consulting and Research Laboratory employs several Consultants,
a Systems Manager, and two Teaching Lab Managers.

Its graduate programs leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees are flexible
enough to accommodate various interests and combine the study of
statistical theory with practical training in applied statistics.
Undergraduate studies include Major and Honours programs, a combined
Honours program with Mathematics, a joint Majors (BA and BSc) in Economics
& Statistics as well as a Major in the Mathematical Sciences offered
jointly by Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics.

Current faculty members are active in a wide variety of research
areas. Faculty research fields include Bayesian methods, clinical trials,
data mining, decision theory, density estimation, environmetrics, extreme
values, image processing, inequalities, longitudinal data, measurement
error models, medical statistics, Monte Carlo methods, multivariate models,
network design, robustness, sequential methods, smoothing, statistical
computing, statistical genetics, and survival analysis. Faculty have
established collaborations with other UBC research groups in areas such as
data mining, environmental hygiene, medical genetics, multiple sclerosis,
neurodegenerative disorders, ophthalmology, psychology, and respiratory
medicine, as well as with government agencies and private organizations.

The Statistical Consulting and Research Laboratory, in addition to
providing consultation to subject-area researchers, provides research
support for statistical researchers, opportunities for collaborative
research, training for graduate students, short courses on statistical
science and statistical computing for various research communities, and an
infrastructure for the development and testing of statistical
software. The Lab maintains a research-computing network with Unix servers
and thus provides state-of-the-art statistical research software.

To be considered for nomination, candidates should send the names and
addresses of at least three[3] individuals who are at "arms length", to
serve as references. These individuals should be established authorities
in the field who have not been the applicant's collaborators within the
last five years, are not affiliated with his or her institution and are not
involved in the individual's research program. Also excluded is anyone with
whom the nominee has a personal relationship. Candidates should also send
a current CV, preferably by email as a pdf file, including a statement of
research interests by September2,2002 to [log in to unmask], or
alternatively to the Search Committee, Department of Statistics, #333-6356
Agricultural Road, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British
Columbia, CANADA, V6T 1Z2. The start date would be negotiable, but is
nominally July1,2003.

There is no restriction with regard to nationality or residence, and the
position is open to all candidates. Offers will be made in keeping with
immigration requirements associated with the Canada Research Chairs program
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All
qualified persons are encouraged to apply.
















James V Zidek
Professor and Head
Department of Statistics
University of British Columbia
6356 Agriculture Road
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6T 1Z2

tel: (604)822-6844
fax: (604)822-6960
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