Biostatistician for Nursing Research & Data Visualization

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 69,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a Biostatistician in the School of Nursing. The role provides professional statistical support to students and faculty, applying advanced modeling, data visualization, and data management to deliver analyses for research, grant proposals, and manuscripts.

Responsibilities include designing analytic components, writing methods/results, and mentoring others in best practices, with a focus on rigor, reproducibility, and clear communication

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, or Data Science required.
• Minimum 2 years of collaborative statistical experience in an academic setting.
• Expertise with open-source GUI-based software (e.g., jamovi, JASP, PSPP).
• Proficiency with R for custom analyses and data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Performs advanced inferential statistical modeling and data visualization for sponsored research and manuscripts.
• Independently designs analytic components from planning to results reporting.
• Creates original R code for custom analyses.
• Advises faculty and students on best practice data analysis strategies.
• Supervises data analysis projects ensuring validity and reproducibility.
• Consults on data cleaning and management.
• Explains data analysis steps to faculty and students.
• Demonstrates data analysis in GUI-based software to aid understanding.
• Writes methods and results sections for manuscripts.
• Writes data analysis plans for grant applications.
• Performs related duties as required.

Skills

Statistical analyses

Structural equation modeling

Longitudinal analyses

Clinical trial data analyses

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, or Data Science

2+ years of collaborative statistical experience in an academic setting

Tools

R

jamovi

JASP

PSPP

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a Biostatistician in the School of Nursing. The role provides professional statistical support to students and faculty, applying advanced modeling, data visualization, and data management to deliver analyses for research, grant proposals, and manuscripts.

Responsibilities include designing analytic components, writing methods/results, and mentoring others in best practices, with a focus on rigor, reproducibility, and clear communication