84 faculty science statistics jobs found in Boston, MA

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. NORBERT WIENER POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN STATISTICS , I nstitute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS)-Statistics and Data Science Center , to perform independent research in statistics and lead activities within IDSS.  Fellows will be matched with a faculty member in the Statistics and Data Science Center who will provide career advice and serve as a mentor.   Job Requirements REQUIRED :  a Ph.D. (expected or obtained) in statistics, engineering, computer science, mathematics, economics, operations research or related fields; background and interest in the broad areas of statistics, ranging from theoretical focus to applications of statistics in various domains in engineering, management, science, life science, and social science; strong analytical and written communication skills; ability to work effectively in an...

Title Postdoctoral Research Fellow for Statistical Methods in Population Health Disparities School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Biostatistics Position Description The Department of Biostatistics at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship focused on the development of statistical methods for population health disparities. The postdoctoral fellow will work with Dr. Briana Stephenson and collaborate with a multidisciplinary research team to develop innovative statistical and machine learning methods to address and identify bias and inequities in population health. Areas of interest include: identifying bias in healthcare access and delivery, statistical methods for high-dimensional exposures in minority populations, model-based clustering techniques for understudied populations, and survey sampling methodology for diverse population cohorts....

Title Postdoctoral Research Position in Biostatistics and Data Science School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Biostatistics Position Description The Department of Biostatistics at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellow position focused on developing innovative statistical and machine-learning methods for analyzing and integrating various types of complex biomedical data (e.g., electronic health record data, claims data, biobanks). Areas of particular interest include (but not limited to): (1) genetic risk prediction for underrepresented populations; (2) distributed causal inference in clinical research networks; (3) statistical methods for high-dimensional data. The postdoctoral fellow will be supervised by Dr. Rui Duan at Harvard and will work closely with collaborators across multiple institutions. The appointment will be for a one-year...

Title Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biostatistics School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Biostatistics Position Description A Postdoctoral research fellow position is available in the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.  The successful candidate will work closely with Dr. Rui Wang and Dr. Michael Hughes. The position involves the development, implementation, and evaluation of statistical methods for both observational and randomized studies in medicine and health care, with a focus on applications related to HIV and other infectious diseases. Specific research areas include the design and analysis of individual and cluster randomized trials, longitudinal data modeling and survival analysis, and methods for hospital profiling. S/he will have opportunities for both methodological research and close collaboration with medical investigators. ...

Title Research Associate School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Biostatistics Position Description OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY The successful candidate will work with Drs. Curtis Huttenhower and Wendy Garrett on overall scientific coordination for the Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center (http://hcmph.sph.harvard.edu). This individual will be responsible for high-level scientific planning, reporting, outreach, and mentoring for the project, working with both computational and experimental scientists in multiple labs that are part of the Center. There will be ample opportunities to plan new projects; prepare presentations, proposals, and manuscripts with the Center and affiliated PIs, students, and postdoctoral fellows; funding reporting; and coordinate with the broader HCMPH community. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (*Essential Functions) Deep technical...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Department of Biostatistics/Quantitative Cancer Biology and Analysis Position Description We are seeking a candidate with expertise in computational and systems biology to work as part of a multidisciplinary team developing methods relevant to the study of genetics, gene regulatory networks, and the use of quantitative imaging data as biomarkers. Our goal is to use these methods to better understand the development, progression, and response to therapy. The successful applicant will work directly with Dr. John Quackenbush, but will be part of a community of researchers consisting of Dr. Quackenbush, Dr. Kimberly Glass, Dr. John Platig, and Dr. Camila Lopes-Ramos, and members of their research teams. Basic Qualifications A PhD in computational biology, biostatistics, applied mathematics, physics, biology, or related...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow in Biostatistics School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area   Position Description This is a postdoctoral position developing statistical methods for finding patterns in complex biomedical data, working with Jeff Miller in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.  Models and methods of interest include hierarchical regression models, latent factorization models, nonparametric Bayesian models, models for sequential data, mixture models, machine learning algorithms, and robustness to model misspecification.  This postdoctoral position will involve working with Dr. Miller and collaborators to develop statistical methods and software tools for analyzing high-dimensional biomedical data from cancer genomics and clinical applications. Basic Qualifications Doctoral degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard in RL with Applications in Digital Interventions! School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Statistics Position Description Join us as a postdoctoral fellow in Professor Susan Murphy’s Statistical Reinforcement Learning Group. Our research concerns sequential decision making in digital health, including experimental design and reinforcement learning algorithms. We combine statistical methods with online reinforcement learning algorithms to provide inferential tools. The successful applicant will be expected to develop an innovative research program in sequential decision making. Our lab is involved in a number of digital health studies in obesity, cardiac health, physical activity, mental illness and substance abuse across the world. The appointment will be for up to three years with annual renewal based on satisfactory performance and continued availability of funding. ...

Title Research Associate School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Biostatistics Position Description OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY The successful candidate will work with Drs. Curtis Huttenhower and Wendy Garrett on overall scientific coordination for the Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center (http://hcmph.sph.harvard.edu). This individual will be responsible for high-level scientific planning, reporting, outreach, and mentoring for the project, working with both computational and experimental scientists in multiple labs that are part of the Center. There will be ample opportunities to plan new projects; prepare presentations, proposals, and manuscripts with the Center and affiliated PIs, students, and postdoctoral fellows; funding reporting; and coordinate with the broader HCMPH community. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  (*Essential Functions) Deep...

Title Postdoctoral Research Position in Data Science School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Biostatistics Position Description The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position for data science and/or statistical methods development to address questions of climate change and air pollution regulatory policy. Expertise in causal inference and machine learning is desirable but not necessary. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work with a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in statistical methods, epidemiology, climate science, and biomedical science as part of the NSAPH group,  https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nsaph/  . The position will be under the supervision of Dr. Francesca Dominici, Professor of Biostatistics and co-Director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative. Duties and Responsibilities The...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow for Statistical Methods in EHR-Based Studies School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area   Position Description This is a postdoctoral position with the scientific goals being the development, implementation, and evaluation of statistical methods for causal inference based on electronic health records (EHR) data. The postdoctoral fellow will work with Drs. Haneuse, Mukherjee, and Wang in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, as well as their collaborators at Kaiser Permanente. The focus of the work will be on semi-parametric methods for handling missing data in EHR-based settings but may extend beyond, and will involve hands-on analysis of long-term outcomes following bariatric surgery. Basic Qualifications Doctoral degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field. Strong theoretical and...

Title Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Government Department Position Description The Government Department seeks applications for a full-time Senior Lecturer in quantitative methods. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2023. The senior lecturer will be responsible for teaching three courses over the academic year, advising undergraduate senior theses, and helping to administer the undergraduate data science program. This is a five-year position that is renewable contingent on performance, enrollments, and curricular needs. Basic Qualifications Candidates must have demonstrated that they are exceptional teachers and have taught within the tenured associate or full professor ranks at a university or peer undergraduate institution, with a commensurate scholarly record. They are required to have a Ph.D. in quantitative methods or related...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow with the Customer Intelligence Lab - Digital, Data, and Design Institute, Harvard University School Harvard Business School Department/Area   Position Description The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for multiple postdoctoral fellows for academic year 2023-2024 to work on research activities at our research labs. D^3 launched in the summer of 2022 with 12 labs working on research at the intersection of academia and practice. For more information on D^3, please visit  https://d3.harvard.edu .   The postdoctoral fellows will work under the direct supervision of faculty Principal Investigators and the Senior Associate Director, Lab Operations. They will work closely with the lab manager and research associate(s) at each lab. D^3 is looking for candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or new perspectives. There are no teaching requirements...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. (SENIOR) RESEARCH ASSOCIATE ,  Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) , to support J-PAL’s mission to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Will write publications that “translate” economic research into lessons for policymakers around the world; support senior staff in creating materials for policy outreach, including publications, evaluation summaries, presentations, grant proposals, policy memos, blogs, social media content and newsletters, and website content among other sector-specific work; develop in-depth knowledge of J-PAL’s Science for Progress (SfP) initiative and work closely with the SfP initiative manager and co-chairs (Paul Niehaus, UCSD, and Heidi Williams, Stanford). The position offers an opportunity to gain strong understanding of the existing evidence base in...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. DIGITAL LEARNING LAB FELLOW, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DECISION MAKING (AI+DM) ,  Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) , to oversee and lead the running of one or more of the AI+DM courses that comprise the MicroMasters program. Responsibilities include contributing to the development, revamping, and management of AI+DM MicroMasters courses (which span probability, statistical data analysis, machine learning, optimization, game theory, and computer vision), managing course materials and related content; designing, building, and optimizing learner assessment tools (e.g., problem sets and exams); overseeing and managing live courses, including key aspects of learner communication, performance tracking, and online exam administration; leading teaching assistants and community teaching assistants in facilitating instructive, productive...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I ,  McGovern Institute for Brain Research , to join the Kanwisher Lab and help conduct research on the functional organization of the human brain using fMRI, (occasional) intracranial recording, magnetoencephalography, eye tracking, behavior, and other methods. Responsibilities include assisting with all aspects of research, including designing and programming experiments; conducting fMRI and MEG scans and behavioral experiments; analyzing MRI, MEG, eye tracking, behavior, or other data; debugging Linux server problems; implementing and maintaining analysis software; creating and maintaining lab documentation; managing the lab's computational resources and storage, namely within the department's cluster; providing technical support for lab personnel; and performing some basic administrative duties.  Job Requirements...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. RESEARCH SCIENTIST ,  McGovern Institute for Brain Research-K. Lisa Yang Integrative Computational Neuroscience (ICoN) Center , to pursue a creative, collaborative research program developing new statistical and machine learning tools to analyze unique large, multiscale datasets obtained here using cutting-edge methods in molecular, circuit, and behavioral neuroscience and cognition. Will join world-class neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, and engineers in solving today's most exciting computational research problems and apply statistics, machine learning, AI, and data science skills to shed light on brain function from data; develop and deploy new data analysis tools on multiple cross-disciplinary research projects; coordinate, organize, and work across labs towards a common goal; supervise and manage a research team to develop and execute the algorithms;...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. POLICY AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATE ,  Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)-North America , to help reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. Will support J-PAL North America’s ongoing partnerships with policymakers, implementing partners, and philanthropic partners.  The primary responsibilities will involve stakeholder engagement, evaluation support, managing research proposal review and project funding processes, policy writing and outreach, and general policy team coordination.   Job Requirements REQUIRED :  bachelor’s degree in economics, public policy or administration, statistics, or a related field; two years of relevant experience, which may include experience gained through relevant internships or policy/research work; demonstrated training in statistics and quantitative...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. RESEARCH FELLOW ,  Economics  (3 openings), to work directly with Professor Nathaniel Hendren on research topics in applied micro-economics and empirical welfare analysis.  Will be part of Policy Impacts, an organization founded by Professor Hendren, that is dedicated to improving the quality of government decision-making by promoting standardization in policy analysis.  Topics likely include the welfare analysis of environmental and criminal justice policies, empirical macroeconomics, and the impact and incidence of labor market shocks. Work will involve detailed and careful coding of the welfare impacts of government policies, analysis and coding of large microdatasets, literature reviews, and advanced meta-analysis methods using Stata and GitHub. It will also build upon earlier work studying the welfare impacts of government...

Title Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global Health School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Global Health and Population (GHP) Position Description Dr. Patricia Geli of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking a highly-motivated and capable postdoctoral researcher with an interest in inter-disciplinary quantitative research. The successful candidate will work on research related to global hygiene and its role in infectious disease prevention and control efforts. The work will focus on designing studies to better understand the role of hygiene-related interventions in educational settings and other settings. The selected candidate will have opportunities to also be involved in work related to antimicrobial resistance and other projects related to building toolkits for pandemic preparedness and response efforts. Results of the work will inform strategies and protocols for a more resilient...