"Instructor, Statistician"

Job Description

Instructor, Statistician

Wright State University

EEO Statement: Wright State University is an equal opportunity employer.

Faculty Rank or Job Title: Instructor, Statistician

Job Category: Faculty/Instructional

Department: Medical Education-BSOM

EEO number: 25Y361

Position FTE: 100%

Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate: Negotiable

Salary Band: NA/FA

Job Summary/Basic Function
The Department of Medical Education in the Boonshoft School of Medicine (BSOM) at Wright State University is seeking applicants for an Instructor/Statistician. The successful candidate will provide methodological and statistical instruction in BSOM classes (e.g., Scholarship in Medicine, Advanced Research Methods) and direct the online Biostatistics module. The incumbent will assist and mentor medical students, residents, and faculty with research and survey design, grant writing, data management, data analysis, the production of graphs and charts, and report writing and/or manuscript preparation. The Instructor/Statistician also will provide support for WSU undergraduates in the expanding Medical Scholars Program with their research experiences and training.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, or a related field with proficiency in at least one statistical software package (R, SAS, SPSS, Stata, etc.).
• One year of relevant experience; experience as a graduate assistant may be counted towards this requirement.
• Must be able to analyze and solve complex problems with little oversight.
• Must be able to express results clearly in both written and oral presentations.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills, and organization/project management skills.
• Ability to respond to questions from many areas of statistics.
• Able to work independently or with minimal oversight.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in multiple statistical software packages.
• Two or more years of experience analyzing data in collaboration with students, residents, or faculty investigators in medicine or other health sciences.
• Familiarity with qualitative research methods.
• Experience with large datasets.
• Experience in survey software REDCap or Qualtrics

Essential Functions and percent of time
50% Teaching

• Train medical students, residents, and faculty in data quality control and use and implementation of statistical techniques using statistical software.
• Collaboratively participate in the instruction of BSOM students in the following modules/courses: Scholarship in Medicine, Advanced Research Methods. Direct the required Biostatistics module. Co-facilitate the Summer Medical Student Research Experience making use of existing datasets. Assist in the development of other research-related instructional activities as needed.
• Provide statistical support to residents and fellows in BSOM/Premier Health graduate medical education programs to meet required scholarship requirements.

40% Statistical Support

• Work with BSOM medical students, residents, and faculty to assist them in successfully completing research studies and serve as a project-specific consultant.
• Participate as a team member in grant writing, study design, data analysis, and accurate interpretation and presentation of the research results. Communicate clearly to interpret and explain complex information. Write analysis and results sections for presentation or publication, in conjunction with the study investigators, as requested.
• Perform routine and advanced statistical analyses; develop complex mathematical models and custom statistical programs; research design, data management, statistical analyses, and interpretation of the results: answer other statistical and data analysis questions.
• Research novel statistical methods and tools and apply them to data analyses. Manage project-specific databases.
• Provide support to WSU undergraduate students in the expanding Medical Scholars program as they gain research experience.
• Assist other BSOM biostatisticians as requested and where possible.
• Develop and maintain documentation of process for quality assurance and reporting methodology

10% Other duties

• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Working Conditions
Office and classroom environment. Remote working to be determined. Special contract terms and conditions of employment apply. To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University making an employment offer contingent on various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources. Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.

Special Instructions to Applicants
Please address teaching experience in your cover letter.

Open Until Filled: Yes

To apply, please visit: https://jobs.wright.edu/postings/21518