[Statlist] Job positing: Statistician/Biostatistician in Basel/Switzerland

[Pedram Sendi]

Basel University Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases: 
Statistician
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Closing Date: Applications are reviewed until the position is filled

Applications are invited for a position as a 
Statistician/Biostatistican at the Division of Infectious Diseases at
the Basel University Hospital in Switzerland. The successful 
candidate will be attached to the research team of the Division. 
There will be opportunities to work on diverse research topics in 
infectious diseases and particularly includes the possibility to work
on HIV/AIDS related research questions using a large observational 
database on HIV disease. The range of research topics addressed by 
the Division is broad and may include clinical, epidemiological as 
well as health economic issues. 

Candidates should have a MSc or PhD degree in Statistics or a similar
quantitative field. The position is ideally suited for a postdoctoral
research fellow in statistics, who may want to broaden her/his 
experience in applied statistics. Candidates should have strong 
quantitative skills and have a firm command of an advanced 
statistical programming language such as STATA, S-Plus, or SAS. 

The position will be for one year with the possibility for an 
extension. The salary will depend on the qualifications of the 
candidate and follow the standard rates of the Swiss National Science
Foundation. The Division of Infectious Diseases will provide 
computing and other facilities. The Division is English speaking, but
additional understanding of German would be beneficial. 


Applications, in the form of a CV, three references and a statement 
of interest (one side of A4), should be sent to: 
Pedram Sendi, MD, DSc
Institute for Clinical Epidemiology & Division of Infectious Diseases
Basel University Hospital
Hebelstrasse 10
4031 Basel
Switzerland
E-Mail: psendi at uhbs.ch 
www.infektiologie.uhbs.ch