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Department of Biostatistics

The Department of Biostatistics tackles pressing public health challenges by conducting cutting-edge research and translation and by offering top-quality education and training.

Phone 617-432-1056
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655 Huntington Avenue Building 2, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02115

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Department of Biostatistics, HSPH
Department of Data Science, DFCI
Applications must be received by February 1, 2025

The Department of Data Science at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) seek candidates to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in the field of statistics or machine learning, with demonstrated interest in single-cell genomics applications. This faculty member will have a unique opportunity to collaborate with basic scientists and biomedical researchers at DFCI, particularly those generating data using single-cell technologies as part of their research, as well as with faculty across Harvard and it affiliates. Because the position carries an appointment at HSPH, they will be expected to participate fully in departmental and school activities, including teaching graduate-level courses and mentoring students and postdoctoral fellows.


Department of Biostatistics, HSPH
Department of Data Science, DFCI
Applications must be received by February 1, 2025

The Department of Data Science at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) seek candidates to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level. The search committee welcomes applications from individuals with a broad range of relevant scholarship and experience in statistics or machine learning, with demonstrated expertise in the development of new methodologies as well as collaborative research. This faculty member will have a unique opportunity to collaborate with basic scientists and biomedical researchers at DFCI, particularly those advancing deep learning and large language model methodologies, as well as with faculty across Harvard engaged in cutting-edge statistical and machine learning research. Because the position carries an appointment at HSPH, the successful candidate will be expected to participate fully in departmental and school activities, including teaching graduate-level courses and mentoring students and postdoctoral fellows.

Department of Biostatistics, HSPH
Applications will remain open, but we will begin reviewing on 12/1/24

The Department seeks candidates for a faculty position at the level of full professor with tenure, who will take a leadership role in the department’s clinical trials and infectious disease research agendas as the director of the Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR) and a multi-principal investigator for the Statistical and Data Management Center of the ACTG. Candidates should have backgrounds in quantitative health sciences research with demonstrated expertise in the development of biostatistical methods for clinical trials and applications related to infectious diseases research, as well as strong collaborative research records, including leadership in innovation in the design and analysis of clinical trials, observational and mechanistic studies, and related laboratory data investigations.