BIOSTATISTICIAN
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
There are 2 positions available:
Position #1. General experience, as listed below
Position #2. General experience, as well as Geographic Information System (GIS)
Please note: Only Canadian Citizens, legal residents or residents with a legal work permit will be considered.
STATUS: This is a full time position
JOB START DATE: As soon as possible
SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
LOCATION: BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), Vancouver, BC
JOB: To be responsible for statistical and epidemiological analysis
ORGANIZATION: The Centre currently employs a team of statisticians, programmers, data managers, and data entry clerks who work collaboratively on cohort-based epidemiological and clinical studies. The BC-CfE is a world-renown HIV/AIDS research centre including Research Laboratory, Clinical Trials, Drug Treatment Program, Epidemiology and Professional Education Programs.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- General statistical, epidemiological analysis and (Position #2) Geographic Information System analysis
- Maintaining confidentiality in dealing with all matters
- Demonstrate practical collaborative experience
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in biostatistics or statistics
- Demonstrated practical collaborative experience
- Understanding of epidemiological methods
- Knowledge of Oracle programming an asset
- Expertise in statistical packages – SAS, S-plus/R
- Expertise in statistical techniques – longitudinal, multivariate, hierarchical, data-mining, survival analysis, among others
- Knowledge of epidemiological methods – confounder analysis, cohort studies
- Ability to work independently to meet team and organizational goals
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills
- Ability to work in Microsoft Office
- (Position #2) Knowledge of field mapping, global positioning systems, GIS Applications software (eg. ArcGIS)
Please include in your letter of submission:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Recent published peer reviewed papers if applicable
- Experience and interests
CONTACT: c/o Ruth Saitz, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 613-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6 FAX: 604-806-8464, e-mail: rsaitz@cfenet.ubc.ca
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, February 22, 2010
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