Dr. Xuan Wang, an Assistant Professor of the Division of Biostatistics in the Department of Population Health Sciences (PHS), University of Utah School of Medicine, is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellow interested in the development and application of state-of-the-art statistical methods for (1) surrogate biomarker evaluation for the primary outcome in randomized clinical trials as well as observational studies; or/and (2) the analysis of electronic health records data: risk prediction and causal inference. Priority will be given to candidates with expertise in survival analysis.
Salary and benefits will be commensurate with NIH guidelines concerning years of experience. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the start date is flexible. The job announcement will remain active until the positions are filled.
Minimum Qualifications:
A Ph.D. in Biostatistics or a related discipline is required at the start of the fellowship. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
Required materials:
- Letter of interest (cover letter)
- CV
- Research statement
- List of three references
- Exemplar publication or pre-pub that highlights relevant expertise
Applications or questions about these positions should be directed to Dr. Xuan Wang at xuan.wang@utah.edu.
About the Division of Biostatistics
We address important biomedical problems through deep collaborations with researchers at the University of Utah and beyond. We have deep connections with the Division of Epidemiology within the Department of Internal Medicine, the Division of Pediatric Critical Care within the Department of Pediatrics, the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the Veterans Administration, and Intermountain Healthcare.
We conduct statistical methodological research that is motivated by the problems we encounter during our collaborations. We have an internationally diverse PhD student body, who receive training both in the classroom and through mentored collaboration. We are surrounded by large databases that can be used to address important scientific questions. For example,
- The Utah Population Database (UPBD) is the world’s largest resource for tracking diseases in families, with more than 11 million people in large, multigenerational pedigrees, linked to tens of millions of medically relevant records.
- The Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) contains data extracted from many of the institution’s disparate source systems, including patient, visit, clinical, operational, financial, and research data. It contains data on more than 2.5 million patients.
- The Veterans Administration (VA) Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI) provides researchers with access to all VA electronic health data and additional unique data sets, covering over 9 million Veterans, and high-powered cloud computing infrastructure and tools.
About the Department of Population Health Sciences
The successful fellow will be housed within the Department of Population Health Sciences (PHS), within the School of Medicine and will join an established research team with a portfolio of federally funded research. They will join an active and engaged cadre of peer scholars, including an organized and robust post-doctoral fellow support and training approach across PHS. The Department of Population Health Sciences is one of 26 departments in the School of Medicine in the Health Sciences Campus. The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, acceptance, integrity, quality, and trust that is integral to our mission. The Health Sciences Campus is home to 24 Institutes and Centers including The Utah Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI; our NCATS funded CTSA), the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research Institute, the Center for Medical Innovation, and the Utah Center on Aging.
PHS is a hub for education, investigation and methodological expertise in population health. Through a diverse faculty in three Divisions, including Cancer Population Sciences, Biostatistics, and Health System Innovation & Research, we provide expertise and infrastructure to advance capacity for impact-driven research and support clinical professionals in providing better patient and population-oriented care in an increasingly complex health care delivery system. Through our research, education (our Population Health Sciences PhD Program), and community engagement activities, we promote patient-centered health care and the delivery of evidence-based health innovations that improve population health and reduce health disparities within our community. Through high impact research, we strive to contribute to a world where all individuals—regardless of socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, gender identity or sexuality—have the opportunity to enjoy the highest attainable standard of health. The department is highly interdisciplinary, collaborative, and innovative, and we seek a postdoctoral fellow who will thrive in this environment.
About the University of Utah
The University of Utah is the state’s oldest and largest institution of higher education and offers an exceptional research and teaching environment. The University of Utah encompasses both the flagship university and the health sciences campus for the state, competes in the Big 12 conference, and is the largest research-intensive institution in the Mountain West.
Additional Information
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