Director, Applied Statistics

Criteria for Appointment

Faculty candidate must have PhD in biostatistics or related area. Candidate must have experience in behavioral sciences or biobehavioral research, a demonstrated track record in externally funded research, and ability to collaborate with nursing research and interdisciplinary teams.

Description

Senior faculty, research- or tenure-track position. Candidate will function as a full-time faculty member, with major responsibilities supervising the statistical support team and collaborating with faculty on developing and implementing externally funded research projects. Proficient with cutting-edge statistical and methodologic techniques. Candidate would devote time to own research interests. Teaching opportunities exist in doctoral nursing programs. The individual will assume other faculty expectations such as committee work, professional activities and scholarly pursuits.

Areas of Major Responsibility: Included but are not limited to the following activities:

1. Function as a full-time faculty member, with major responsibilities to supervise the statistical support team and collaborate with faculty on development and implementation of externally funded research projects.
2. Sustain a research program related to own research interests.
3. Lead the statistical support team including hiring, assignments, career development, performance monitoring and improvement, program planning and evaluation, and participation in budgeting.
4. Assume other faculty expectations such as committee work, professional activities and scholarly pursuits.
5. 5. Participate in teaching and student supervision in doctoral programs; extent of involvement is negotiable.

Responsible to: Associate Dean for Research

For more information on this and other open positions, please contact:

Dannette Lyman
University of Utah College of Nursing
10 South 2000 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-5880
Ph: (801) 581-8269
Fax: (801) 5871-4642
danette.lyman@nurs.utah.edu