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Re-advertisement - Extending Closing Date and varying terms slightly > *Optimal Selection of Joint Mean-Covariance Structures in Mixed Models*** > > *(Specific Purpose Contract)* > > Postdoctoral Fellowship (c2.5-years) on the Research Fellow Scale: > €33.5k-€37.5k (c£23k-c£26k), University of Limerick, Limerick, > Ireland. The term of 2.5 years is contingent on the project obtaining > a 6-month no-additional-cost extension from SFI. > > A specific purpose position, funded by Science Foundation Ireland is > available to work jointly with the research groups of Professor > Gilbert MacKenzie (University of Limerick) and Dr Jianxin Pan > (University of Manchester), on developing joint mean-covariance models > for longitudinal studies. > > The post is designed to accelerate the development of joint > mean-covariance models in the class of mixed models and to make the > resulting modelling technology accessible to the statistical modelling > community. The project will develop a complete set of methods for the > linear mixed model (LMM) before moving into more general GLMM and HGLM > settings. Applicants will have a doctorate and an emerging research > publication track. In addition, a strong background in modern > statistical methods, statistical modelling, preferably in mixed > models, and good computational skills in R and Fortran or C or C++, > are expected. Good interpersonal skills and effective project > management skills are also desirable. The start date for the post is > nominally November 1^st but a later start may be agreed. The newly > created Centre of Biostatistics in the Department of Mathematics and > Statistics, University of Limerick, affords a pleasant working > environment (www.ul.ie <http://www.ul.ie/>). It is expected that the > successful candidate will be based in Limerick but will travel > regularly to Dr. Jianxin Pan’s laboratory in Manchester and spend time > there. > > Informal enquiries should be directed to [log in to unmask] > and/or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Further > particulars are available from Prof. MacKenzie. Applications should > comprise a curriculum vitae and a list of publications together with > the names, addresses, telephone, fax and e-mail details of three > referees (please use the HR academic posts application form > downloadable from: http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/). Applications > (electronic preferred) should be submitted to Prof. Gilbert MacKenzie > in the first instance. > > The closing date for applications is October 14^th , 2007. > -- _____________________________ Prof. Gilbert MacKenzie Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Limerick, Limerick Ireland CBS ~ http://www.ul.ie/biostatistics ISA ~ http://www.istat.ie. Gilbert ~ http://www.staff.ul.ie/mackenzieg Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: +353 (0)61 213499 Fax: +353 (0)61 334927 _________________________