A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your CV. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position. Please also include the names and contact information for three references.

Preference may be given to applications received by September 1st.

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The Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellow under the supervision of Dr. Kelley Kidwell. Our department is ranked number 3 by the US News World Report and Rankings. We have a thriving body of 42 faculty, 9 postdocs, 273 students, and 123 research and administrative staff members and close ties with the Department of Statistics, the Institute for Social Research, the Medical School, the Michigan Institute for Data Science, The Institute of Health Policy and Innovation, and other research groups across campus.

The start date is flexible; the selected candidate will ideally begin as soon as possible.

You will work with Dr. Kidwell and their team of graduate students in the areas of clinical trial design and analysis, in particular sequential, multiple assignment, and randomized trial design. You will have the opportunity to mentor the PhD students on the team.

Experience in any of the following areas may be useful: SMART designs and methods, clinical trial methods, Bayesian methods, and developing R packages and scalable algorithms. 

Opportunities for collaboration across the Department of Biostatistics and the Medical School, particularly with the department of Anesthesiology, at the University of Michigan will be available.
 

• Doctoral degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field
• Strong R programming skills

This position may be eligible for remote and/or flexible work opportunities at the discretion of the hiring department.  Flexible work agreements are reviewed annually and are subject to change dependent on the business needs of the hiring department, throughout the course of employment.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

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Postdoctoral research fellows are appointed in one year terms. This position is expected to be funded for two years with the possibility of a third year based on available funding and performance. We also offer excellent benefits.

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