The Department of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City seeks to fill multiple full-time tenure-track positions in the Division of Biostatistics at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. These are full-time 12-month positions with salary and rank that are commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The Department of Population Health Sciences is the flagship population health research department of Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The Department is multi-disciplinary with substantial research strengths across a variety of areas including biostatistics, epidemiology, health policy and economics, health data analytics, health informatics, comparative effectiveness & outcomes research, and healthcare delivery science.
The Department is home to six Divisions. The Division of Biostatistics is comprised of faculty and research staff dedicated to careers developing, applying, and teaching the highest standard of biostatistical methods. Through scholarship, collaboration, and education we strive for transformative impact on population health, clinical outcomes, and health services delivery by informing disease prevention and treatment strategies.
We are seeking exceptional individuals engaged in biostatistical research, including but not limited to areas such as clinical trials, causal inference, and data science methodologies. There are also opportunities for Data Coordinating Center leadership. Successful candidates will be expected to (1) develop or maintain an established high-impact statistical research program supported by external grants as principal investigator or co-investigator; (2) participate in collaborative research with members of the Department, other Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital researchers, and the greater scientific community, (3) participate in writing grant applications and contribute to the design and analysis of multi-center studies, for example by playing a Data Coordinating Center leadership role; (4) engage in the Division/Department’s teaching program; including formal classroom teaching and mentoring of student and other trainee research, (5) contribute to the Divisional/Departmental community by engaging in seminars and other Divisional/Departmental outreach activities, including serving on key committees; and (6) actively promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the Department and the field of biostatistics.
Faculty in this Division will leverage several academic and clinical collaborators including the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Cornell Tech, Center for Health Equity, New York Genome Center, Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, and NewYork-Presbyterian, the premier healthcare system in New York City including NewYork -Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital. Focus areas for collaborative work include, but are not limited to, clinical trials, public health, image analysis, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must have a PhD or ScD (or foreign equivalent) in biostatistics, statistics, or a related field and a record of high-quality research. For ranks at the Associate or Full Professor levels, it is critical that they also have an established record of independent funding or a successful record in a leadership role in one or more DCCs experiences.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
All applicants are asked to submit:
- a cover letter including a research and teaching statement;
- an up-to-date curriculum vitae detailing publication, teaching and funding history;
- contact information for three (3) references.
Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2024, continuing until the position is filled. Please send the requested information to biostatssearch@med.cornell.edu. Please also submit your application through the WCM Career Page: Assistant Professor-Basic Science (91280)
CONTACT INFORMATION
For questions, please contact Judy Zhong at juz4004@med.cornell.edu.
Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Weill Cornell Medicine provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.
Salary established below per annum commensurate with qualifications experience
Assistant Professor: $146,494-$163,936
Associate Professor: $179,938 - $208,247
Professor: $243,788 - $280,551
Weill Cornell Medicine provides the above salary range in compliance with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range listed is for full‐time employment not including bonuses or benefits. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors including but not limited to internal equity, specialty, training, and hospital/community needs.
The above salary range for New York City based roles represents WCM’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting.