NIEHS_funded Post doctoral Research Fellow in Spatial Biostatistics
This position seeks a post-doc for an NIEHS-funded research project to
analyze the spatial-temporal characteristics of maternal exposure to
chemicals and metals during pregnancy in relation to developmental delay
(DD) and mental retardation (MR) in offspring. The general goal of the
project is to examine the extent to which disease patterns in MR and DD
can be associated with geographic patterns of exposure.
This position will involve the development and application of new
statistical approaches to accommodate the unique aspects of such data.
We will be dealing with geocoded data on births and residential
histories of pregnant women in relation to measured exposure patterns of
chemicals and metals found in networks of soil sampling sites.
The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in statistics or biostatistics.
Publication in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific
and professional meetings are expected and encouraged.
Desired skills include proficiency in statistical computing, and
knowledge of spatial statistics, survival analysis, and Bayesian
models/MCMC techniques. Familiarity with GIS would be a plus.
The position will involve collaboration with researchers at USC in the
Schoool of Medicine (Professor McDermott) and the Department of
Environmental Health Sciences (Professor Aeolian). The position holder
will report directly to Professor Andrew Lawson, Department of
Epidemiology & Biostatistics.
This is a one year appointment, with potential for a second and third
year extension.
Initial informal enquiries can be made directly to Andrew Lawson at
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Formal applications
can be made via the USC web site at www.sc.edu/employ
<http://www.sc.edu/employ> under the Department of Epidemiology &
Biostatistics. The position application is not yet available but will be
available at this site in the next few days.
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