Please direct all enquiries regarding this position to Dan Sargent (contact
details below) not to me.
The Mayo Clinic invites outstanding individuals to apply for the position of
Chair, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Health Sciences Research.
The Division of Biostatistics has a distinguished history of methodological
research and statistical collaboration at Mayo since 1929. The division has
24 Ph.D. statisticians, 42 M.S. statisticians, 65 bachelor's level
statisticians, as well as additional programming and support staff. Our
mission is to promote excellence in research through the development,
application, and teaching of statistical methodology related to the design,
conduct, analysis, and interpretation of research studies. Areas of
divisional expertise include, but are not limited to: bioinformatics,
survival analysis, clinical trials, survey research, statistical genetics,
population research, and outcomes research.
The successful candidate will lead a statistical staff with a wide breadth
of statistical, scientific, and computational knowledge, and will be
expected to articulate a vision and provide leadership to strengthen the
bioinformatics and statistical genomics activities within the Division and
across the institution. The ideal candidate will serve as a role model and
catalyst to encourage collaboration between statistical faculty and clinical
and basic science investigators through-out Mayo Clinic.
The candidate must be a nationally recognized statistician with a strong
record of achievement in methodological research in applied biostatistics.
He or she must have demonstrated administrative and leadership
accomplishments as well as an aptitude for mentoring and staff development.
Candidates should have earned a doctorate degree in statistics,
biostatistics, or an equivalent. Although the salary for this position
does not require extramural support, demonstrated ability to obtain funding
is a significant strength.
Candidates should send a letter of application, curriculum vita, and full
contact information for three references. Application materials or
informational queries should be directed to:
Daniel J. Sargent, Ph.D.
Chair, Search Committee
Division of Biostatistics, Department of Health Sciences Research
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, Minnesota 55905, US.
Email: [log in to unmask]
Applications will be reviewed beginning June 1, 2003
Mayo Foundation is an affirmative action and equal opportunity educator and
employer.
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