Data Scientist, Statistician Full-time NEW

Data Scientist, Statistician

This full-time position provides professional statistical support to students and faculty in the School of Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement applied statistical analyses for complex data sets involving clinical, biological, behavioral, psychometric, and other quantitative variables.
• Advise regarding the development of rigorous and reproducible research design and perform sample size and power calculations
• Provide guidance regarding the appropriateness and validity of planned statistical methods including identification of potential methodological challenges and limitations and potential solutions for these challenges
• Prepare oral, written and graphical reports as appropriate of statistical analysis methods and results and collaborate with students and faculty to create relevant reports for dissertations, manuscripts and grant applications

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Science or related field with major coursework in statistics
• At least 1 year of collaborative statistical experience, preferably in an academic setting
• Proficiency with descriptive and inferential statistical analyses, structural equation modeling, longitudinal analyses, clinical trial data analyses, and preferably, machine learning
• Expertise with SPSS or similar software and preferably also with R, Matlab and/or Python
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Salary Range

$70,000+ depending upon qualifications

Working Conditions

• Typical Office Environment

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.