Research Fellow - Toronto, Canada - SickKids

SickKids

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About SickKids:

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.

As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.

Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.

SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description:

Participate in a dynamic and collegial team
Hone your statistical expertise through weekly onetoone meetings with Dr Pullenayegum as well as groupbased journal clubs and workinprogress updates
Contribute to expanding the tools available to model health state preferences by developing models that accout for spatial correlation
Provide researchers with tools to account for uncertinty in estimates of health utility
Evaluate your code in a highperformance computing environment

Here's What You'll Need

PhD or equivalent degree in Statistics or Biostatistics
Previous experience with joint modelling and Bayesian analysis
Experience with modelling health preference data (e.g. discrete choice data) would be an asset.
Fluency with the R programming language

Employment Type
1.0 FTE, contract to end by October 31st 2023

Our Commitment to Diversity:

The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team.

Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital's receipt of all necessary documentation.

**How to Apply