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Cures Start Here. At
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, home to three Nobel
laureates, interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned
scientists seek new and innovative ways to prevent, diagnose
and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening
diseases. Fred Hutch’s pioneering work in bone marrow
transplantation led to the development of immunotherapy, which
harnesses the power of the immune system to treat cancer. An
independent, nonprofit research institute based in Seattle,
Fred Hutch houses the nation’s first and largest cancer
prevention research program, as well as the clinical
coordinating center of the Women’s Health Initiative and the
international headquarters of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network. Careers
Start Here.
A post-doctoral fellow is sought to work in the group of The
Center for Statistics and Quantitative Infectious Diseases
under the supervision of Professor M. Elizabeth Halloran. The
fellow will conduct methodological research in novel vaccine
trial designs and causal inference. We are particularly
interested in problems related to causal inference with
interference and methods for estimating indirect/ spillover
effects. The vaccine trials might be cluster-randomized
studies or household based studies with the intent to estimate
complex effects of vaccination in population. Other
applications besides vaccine trials may also be of interest.
Background in network theory might be helpful, but is not
necessary. The research may also include developing methods
for studying how vaccination selects for different variants of
infectious agents. The position is available immediately and
will remain open until filled. This position could be
available for two to three years, depending on satisfactory
completion of the first year. Pay will be commensurate with
experience and general level of salary for postdoctoral
fellows.
Successful candidates will have the following:
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PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computational Biology or a
related quantitative field
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Background in quantitative methods in infectious diseases
For more information and to apply, please visit
http://www.fredhutch.org/job/7642.
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