Postdoctoral Fellow in Biostatistics at the Medical University of Vienna

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Biostatistics at the Medical University of Vienna

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The Medical University of Vienna has an exciting job opportunity for a postdoctoral fellow in biostatistics starting in autumn 2024 with guaranteed funding for 2 years via a joint project of the Institute for Clinical Biometrics and the Department of Epidemiology.About the project:The successful candidate will work within a research project that aims to answer epidemiological research questions utilizing Austrian registry data. The focus is on prediction and causal inference with time-to event data and has a methodological meta-objective to evaluate different analysis approaches. The project involves close interdisciplinary collaboration as well as collaboration with methodological experts within the STRATOS initiative especially in the field of time-to-event analysis.Required qualifications:

• PhD in statistics, data science or a related field, e.g. mathematics, etc.
• Outstanding programming skills in R
• Ideally some experience in time-to-event analysis, prediction and/or causal inference • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English (knowledge of German is not required) • Willingness to collaborate across scientific and geographic borders, including organizing and leading discussions among our expert panel

What we offer:

• An international and multidisciplinary research environment consisting of biostatisticians, epidemiologist, (bio)informaticians and clinicians
• The possibility for collaboration across the Medical University of Vienna as well as national and international experts within the STRATOS network and beyond
• The Postdoc salary will depend on experience (min. € 4752 gross salary per month for full time equivalents). Funding is guaranteed for 2 years, starting on September 1st or as soon as possible thereafter
• The terms of employment include social/ health benefits and may also include the possibility for low-rent start-up housing for international scientists

How to apply:Application should be submitted via email to daniela.dunkler@meduniwien.ac.at , georg.heinze@meduniwien.ac.at and susanne.strohmaier@meduniwien.ac.atTo be considered all applicants should submit before April 24th:

• A cover letter and a statement summarizing research interests and motivation (max 2 pages); • A Curriculum vitae including a complete list of publications;
• Name and email addresses of up to 3 referees.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us regarding any informal inquires!The Medical University of Vienna strives to increase the proportion of women, especially in leading positions among scientific personnel and encourages qualified women to apply for this position. For Information on the General Data Protection Regulation see here.About the hosting institution:The Medical University of Vienna (www.meduniwien.ac.at) with more than 5,000 employees and 7,500 students is one of the largest Academic Medical Schools in the European Union. The immediate work environment will be the Institute for Clinical Biometrics at the Center for Medical Data Science with an outstanding track record in methodological, biostatistical research in various areas including time-to-event analysis or variable selection and flexible modeling approaches. The work will be carried out in collaboration with the Department of Epidemiology at the Center for Public Health.

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Wien

Job date

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 22:32:40 GMT

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