Job Maastricht University - Assistant/associate professor in Biostatistics/Medical Statistics

The Department Methodology and Statistics has about 20 staff members and offers a broad spectrum of bachelor´s, master´s and doctoral degree courses in statistics and methodology to students in Health, Medicine, Life Sciences and Pyschology. The Department has active research programs in the design and analysis of health sciences studies focusing on random effects and multilevel models. The professor will be primarily responsible for education, research and statistical consultation in the faculty Health, Medicine and Life Sciences.

We are looking for applicants who have a PhD in Biostatistics or any other field of statistics, such as biometrics, econometrics, and psychometrics with an excellent research track in design and statistical analysis of medical and health science studies and publications in international journals. We expect the candidate to be committed to excellent and innovative teaching. Applications from women and minorities are encouraged.

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the websitehttp://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/, A-Z Terms of Employment.

Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 14,000 students and 3,500 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.

Information can be obtained from prof.dr. Martijn P.F. Berger, Chair of the Department Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands

E-mail: Martijn.Berger@stat.unimaas.nl

Please send your application with CV to Prof.dr. Martijn P.F. Berger

Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.