Biostatistician

To enhance statistical support in the Faculty, the HSRO wishes to recruit two Biostatisticians (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) to contribute towards conducting courses/workshops, biostatistics consultations, research, student supervision and lecturing, as required.

**Qualifications**

A Masters (with 5 or more years of experience) or a PhD in biostatistics, statistics, or quantitative epidemiology in the field of Health Sciences.

**Requirements**:

- Evidence of teaching experience at postgraduate level
- Publication of at least 5 (or 8 for Senior Lecturer) articles in peer-reviewed DoHET accredited journals
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team
- Interest in and commitment to building research capacity
- Proficient use of Stata and Statistica
- Use of other software like R, SAS, SPSS and Python can be an added advantage
- Willingness to travel to the various academic hospitals to provide biostatistical teaching and support

**Responsibilities**
- Teach on the HSRO statistics short courses/workshops as part of the research support to Faculty staff and post-graduate students
- Provide statistical consultations to academic staff and students within the Faculty
- Actively participate in building research capacity and contribute to research supervision of postgraduate students within the faculty
- Actively participate in the academic endeavours of the Health Sciences Research Office and Faculty
- Teach biostatistics modules within the postgraduate (MSc, MPH, MMED and PhD) programmes in the Faculty, as required

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**Remuneration**

Please note that all shortlisted applicants will be required to present their vision to support training and research in the Health Sciences Research Office.

Please note:
Closing Date: 20 November 2023

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