Data Scientist, Statistician - University of Texas at Austin

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Purpose

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

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.