Postdoctoral opportunity at the University of British Columbia

Postdoctoral Position, University of British Columbia:

A postdoctoral fellowship is available in Professor Paul Gustafson’s research group, in the Department of Statistics, University of British Columbia. The anticipated start date is August 1, 2015. The initial duration would be one year, with a possibility of extension.

The fellow will have the opportunity to become involved in multiple projects drawn from the four theme areas of Bayesian methods for causal inference, coarsened data, partial identification, and evidence synthesis.

Information about the research program, the department, and postdoctoral fellowships at UBC generally, is available at the following links:

www.stat.ubc.ca/~gustaf
www.stat.ubc.ca
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/postdocs

Qualifications: PhD is Statistics, Biostatistics, or a closely related discipline. Excellent communication, computing, and analytical skills.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

To apply: E-mail a curriculum vitae, contact information for three referees, and a brief statement outlining how your training to date and your research interests mesh with the theme areas. All materials should be sent by email to gustaf@stat.ubc.ca. Screening of applications will begin mid-February. Only those short-listed will be contacted.

Paul Gustafson

Professor
Department of Statistics
The University of British Columbia