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BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Drug Treatment Program

Please note: Only Canadian Citizens, legal residents or residents with a legal work permit will be considered.

STATUS: This is a full time position

JOB START DATE: As soon as possible

SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

LOCATION: BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), Vancouver, BC

JOB: To be responsible for statistical and epidemiological analysis

ORGANIZATION: The Centre currently employs a team of statisticians, programmers, data managers, research nurses and data entry clerks who work collaboratively on cohort-based epidemiological and clinical studies. The BC-CfE is a world renown HIV/AIDS research centre including Research Laboratory, Clinical Trials, Drug Treatment Program, Epidemiology and Professional Education Programs.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• General statistical and epidemiological analysis

• Maintaining confidentiality in dealing with all matters

• Demonstrate practical collaborative experience

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in biostatistics or statistics

• Demonstrated practical collaborative experience

• Understanding of epidemiological methods

• Knowledge of Oracle programming an asset

• Expertise in statistical packages – SAS, S-plus/R

• Expertise in statistical techniques – longitudinal, multivariate, hierarchical, data-mining, survival analysis, among others

• Knowledge of epidemiological methods – confounder analysis, cohort studies

• Ability to work independently to meet team and organizational goals

• Excellent problem solving and communication skills

• Assist researchers in writing grant applications and manuscripts

• Ability to work in Microsoft Office

Please include in your letter of submission:

• Curriculum Vitae

• Recent published peer reviewed papers if applicable

• Experience and interests

CONTACT:

c/o Ruth Saitz, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 613-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6 FAX: 604-806-8464, e-mail: rsaitz@cfenet.ubc.ca

APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 27, 2011