BACKGROUND

Microbiome researchers have become increasingly aware that enhanced expertise in epidemiology and biostatistics within the microbiome research community is needed to advance the field (Huttenhower et al., Cell 2014 159:227-230). Quantitative expertise in microbiome research typically has its origins in ecology, bioinformatics, and computational biology. To fill the gap and complement existing quantitative expertise, the Institute for Genome Science (IGS) seeks to expand its faculty at the level of Associate Professor or Professor, to include expertise at the interface of epidemiology, biostatistics, and microbiome research.

IGS (http://www.igs.umaryland.edu) currently has 22 highly collaborative faculty members with research interests in the areas of the human microbiome, host/pathogen interactions, infectious diseases, human genome sequencing, genetic variation, cancer genomics, genomics and systems biology of disease, and other broad areas of genomics and bioinformatics applied to improving human health. IGS has established significant infrastructure to support both research-based and clinical high-throughput sequencing, as well as high-complexity bioinformatic analyses, including an extensive computational grid available to all faculty with ~4 PB of storage and a >2000 core cluster.

REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate must have a demonstrated ability to obtain research funding and is expected to cultivate collaborations with other investigators within the Institute for Genomic Sciences, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and other Schools within the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Experienced researchers with expertise in causal inference, measurement/misclassification error, missing data, survival analysis, longitudinal data analysis, and machine-learning methods in conjunction with experience analyzing data generated from high throughput experiments are encouraged to apply. Computing skills using R and one other statistical software package (SAS or STATA) are required. In addition, the successful candidate must have a strong record of excellence in teaching and in mentoring graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

LOCALE

IGS is located on the University of Maryland Founding Campus in Baltimore, MD (http://www.umaryland.edu), which houses the University System's Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Nursing, Social Work and Law schools as well as the Graduate School. The University has vibrant communities with clinical, research and teaching activities in infectious diseases, genetics, genomics and personalized medicine that offer numerous opportunities for collaborative interdisciplinary research.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates must apply online through the UMB Online Recruitment System:

https://umb.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=180000YD&lang=en

And submit an initial application that includes a letter of interest, a current curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and full contact information for three references. In addition to applying online, interested candidates may also send application materials to: nbilenky[at]som.umaryland.edu

POLICY

The University of Maryland, Baltimore is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, women, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.