Postdoctoral Fellow (Biostatistics)

Essential Functions: · Statistical Analysis: Applying advanced data science methods to analyze public health data. · Data Collection and Management: Designing and managing large-scale data collection systems. · Epidemiological Modeling: Developing models to understand disease spread and health trends. · Health Informatics: Integrating data from various health sources for analysis (e.g., federated learning) Predictive Analytics: Forecasting public health outcomes and resource needs. · Data Interpretation: Translating complex data into actionable public health insights. Education:A Ph.D. degree in a quantitative public health field such as epidemiology, health informatics, population health sciences, environmental health sciences, or a closely related area is required. Experience: Experience in cleaning and analyzing large-scale real-world data, such as Medicare claims, electronic health records, and environmental data, is preferred. Candidates should have the ability to conduct independent quantitative public health research using advanced data science methods. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: · Patience and hard working · Knowledge in quantitative public health and epidemiology. · Excellent writing skills · Strong ability and interest of applying existing data science methods, such as causal inference, machine learning, federated learning, to analyze large-scale data. · Excellent interpersonal skills, including a positive and professional orientation towards faculty, staff, university officials, partner organizations, and other stakeholders. For immediate consideration, please send a cover letter and a recent CV, including names and contact information of three references. For additional information about this position, please contact Dr. Chen at/chixiang.chen@som.umaryland.edu/ The University of Maryland, Baltimore is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, marital status, or protected veterans status to recruit, hire, compensate, train, and promote employees and applicants for employment in all job levels with regard to their qualifications and without consideration to the aforementioned categories. Exceptions to this policy will be made only as allowed by law; for example, due to bona fide occupational qualifications or lack of reasonable accommodations for disabilities. The University is committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and affirmative action to identify qualified applicants from many backgrounds and to retaining a diverse workforce. All of us benefit from the opportunity to work in an environment that brings together people from diverse backgrounds, and equal employment opportunity is essential to achieving diversity. The University prepares an annual Affirmative Action Plan aimed at developing and maintaining a broadly representative workforce. Through internal monitoring and reporting systems, the University assesses the effectiveness of its Affirmative Action Plan. The University is committed to fostering a work environment free of discrimination where respect and civility is valued. To that end, the University condemns incidents of hate crimes, intimidation, and bias. Harassment or acts of violence that are racially, ethnically, and/or otherwise motivated and which infringe on the rights and freedom of others will not be tolerated at the Universitys institutions or facilities. If you anticipate needing a reasonable accommodation for a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), during any part of the employment process, please submit a UMB Job Applicant Accommodation Request. You may also contact HRDiversity@umaryland.edu. Please note that only inquiries concerning an ADA request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Job: Postdoctoral Fellows Organization: School of Medicine – Clinical Departments Title: Postdoctoral Fellow (Biostatistics) Location: null Requisition ID: 240001GM