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Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------050305050607030806090604" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Mar 2009 20:38:32.0887 (UTC) FILETIME=[2F326C70:01C99D09] X-CCLRC-SPAM-report: 0.001 : HTML_MESSAGE X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.61 on 130.246.193.105 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050305050607030806090604 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear All Please consider applying for this post > > *Optimal Selection of Joint Mean-Covariance Structures in Mixed Models * > > *(Specific Purpose Contract)* > > Postdoctoral Fellowship (1-year) on the Research Fellow Scale: > cEUR40.8k, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. > > 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. There is one year remaining on this project. > > Applicants will have a doctorate (essential) and an emerging research > publication track (strongly preferred). 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 desirable. The proposed starting date for > the post is May 1^st or earlier if possible.. > > The Centre of Biostatistics in the Department of Mathematics and > Statistics, University of Limerick, offers 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] . > Further particulars are available from Professor 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 available from: http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/) > > The closing date for applications is March 31st. > . -- _____________________________ Prof. Gilbert MacKenzie Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Limerick, Limerick Ireland CoB ~ 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 _________________________ --------------050305050607030806090604 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Dear All<br> <br> Please consider applying for this post<br> <blockquote type="cite"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="">Optimal Selection of Joint Mean-Covariance Structures in Mixed Models</span> <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b>(Specific Purpose Contract)<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Postdoctoral Fellowship (1-year) on the Research Fellow Scale: c€40.8k, <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Limerick</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Limerick</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Ireland</st1:country-region></st1:place>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;">A specific purpose position, funded by Science Foundation <st1:country-region w:st="on">Ireland</st1:country-region> is available to work jointly with the research groups of Professor Gilbert MacKenzie (<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Limerick</st1:PlaceName>) and Dr Jianxin Pan (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Manchester</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>), on developing joint mean-covariance models for longitudinal studies. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><a name="OLE_LINK1">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.</a> <span style=""> </span>There is one year remaining on this project.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Applicants will have a doctorate (essential) and an emerging research publication track (strongly preferred). 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 desirable.<span style=""> </span>The proposed starting date for the post is May 1<sup>st</sup> or earlier if possible..<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The Centre of Biostatistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Limerick</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, offers a pleasant working environment (<a href="http://www.ul.ie/">www.ul.ie</a>). It is expected that the successful candidate will be based in Limerick but will travel regularly to Dr. Jianxin Pan’s laboratory in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Manchester</st1:place></st1:City> and spend time there. <span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Informal enquiries should be directed to <u><span style="color: blue;"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a></span></u> .<span style=""> </span>Further particulars are available from Professor Mac<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">K</span>enzie</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;">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 available from: <a href="http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/">http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/</a>)<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The closing date for applications is March 31st. <span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </blockquote> <br> .<br> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- _____________________________ Prof. Gilbert MacKenzie Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Limerick, Limerick Ireland CoB ~ <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ul.ie/biostatistics">http://www.ul.ie/biostatistics</a> ISA ~ <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.istat.ie">http://www.istat.ie</a>. Gilbert ~ <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.staff.ul.ie/mackenzieg">http://www.staff.ul.ie/mackenzieg</a> Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a> Tel: +353 (0)61 213499 Fax: +353 (0)61 334927 _________________________</pre> </body> </html> --------------050305050607030806090604--