• Anticipated start date: As soon as possible after June 1st, 2008

Opportunities exist for full-time postdoctoral Research Associate appointments effective immediately. Associates will work on individual and collaborative research in Bayesian analysis with Professor Mike West and colleagues. Research areas include multivariate modelling and computation with large data sets, large-scale mixture modelling, graphical models, multivariate time series models and related aspects of multivariate analysis for complex, large-scale problems. Suitable candidates will have a recent PhD in statistics, strong Bayesian modelling and computational skills, demonstrated academic writing and public speaking abilities, and an interest in applications and collaborations in systems biology and genomics.

Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Appointment will be as Research Associate in the Department of Statistical Science at Duke University for a one-year postdoctoral term, renewable subject to mutual agreement.

Applications should be submitted by email only with CV and letter as pdf attachments. Email CV and cover letter to Tameka Tisdale - tameka@stat.duke.edu - and arrange for 3 letters of recommendation to be emailed to the same address. Duke University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator

• Anticipated start date: Anytime

Duke undergraduates interested in opportunities for research experience in scientific and statistical modelling/computation in hard, challenging problems in areas such as genomics, systems biology and finance should contact me directly. Background preparation and interests should include talents and abilities in core mathematics (linear algebra and multivariable calculus), exposure to probability and statistics, and a serious orientation around maths and computing for scientific problem solving. Expertise in Matlab will be advantageous.