Postdoc: Biostatistics & Infectious Disease Modeling

Ohio State University; United States; On-site; USD 64,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

State retirement plan

Job summary

Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, invites applications for a Post Doctoral Scholar in the College of Public Health Biostatistics. The role focuses on methodological research in infectious disease epidemiology, developing practical, efficient methods for adapting survival analysis to transmission data, including genetic sequences from outbreaks.

80% research; 20% training and mentorship; position is fixed-term up to three years with potential renewal.

Qualifications

• PhD in statistics/biostatistics or related field.
• Expertise in infectious disease epidemiology and survival analysis.
• Ability to implement methods in open-source software; write manuscripts.

Responsibilities

• Conduct methodological research in infectious disease epidemiology.
• Develop practical, computationally efficient methods for adapting survival models to transmission data.
• Implement methods in open-source software and prepare manuscripts.
• Provide training and mentorship, including grant writing experience and mentoring a Graduate Research Associate.

Skills

Statistical research

Survival analysis

Causal inference

R programming

Scientific communication

Education

Doctoral degree in statistics/biostatistics or related field

Tools

R

TranStat package

Job description

Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, invites applications for a Post Doctoral Scholar in the College of Public Health Biostatistics. The role focuses on methodological research in infectious disease epidemiology, developing practical, efficient methods for adapting survival analysis to transmission data, including genetic sequences from outbreaks.

80% research; 20% training and mentorship; position is fixed-term up to three years with potential renewal.