biostatistics | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 2

2011 Research Position at University of Oslo in Statistics, Norway

/ March 27, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Department of Mathematics is part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The department has three sections: Mathematics, Mechanics, and Statistics and Insurance Mathematics. The position is affiliated with the Section for Statistics and Insurance Mathematics, which currently has 11 full-time academic positions, 3 adjunct positions, and 7 PhD students.

Much of the research at the Section for Statistics and Insurance Mathematics is organized in the research group for Statistics and Biostatistics. The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has appointed the group as one of the top-tier research groups at the faculty. The research of the group focuses on methodological and applied problems in statistics; in particular many research projects originate in the use of statistics in biology, medicine, and technological and economic risk assessments.

Scholarship Application Deadline:April 15, 2011

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Cyprus International Institute-Harvard School of Public Health Masters Programs: Environmental Health and Epidemiology/Biostatistics

/ March 7, 2011 Leave a Comment

Given the collaborative nature of these academic programs, Harvard faculty members visit Cyprus regularly for extended periods to teach courses at the institute. Given also the collaborative nature of these programs, certain masters students graduated in the past got admitted to PhD programs at Harvard – along with other top tier prestigious schools. Rest have found their choice of jobs with the industry, government and as well consulting agencies.
CII doors are open to all the bright students from all over the world, who have broad interests in environmental and public health areas. CII also offers scholarships and financial aid that are very generous compared to several other equivalent programs in Europe/North America. Currently they are accepting applications, and the following web link provides more information: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cyprus/gradpostgrad.html. Students with environmental/agricultural/chemical/biological/statistical sciences background would be a good fit in these programs.

Scholarship Application Deadline:March 31, 2011 by 2:00 p.m. and March 31, 2011 by 2:00 p.m. (Cyprus time).

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Research Position in Biometerics, Africa Rice Center, Cotonou

/ February 6, 2011 Leave a Comment

Under the supervision of the Biometrician, the Research Assistant will be in charge of all activities related to biometrics/statistics at AfricaRice.
-He/she will be responsible of the following activities:
-Analyzing research data using appropriate statistical software Formulating advices for establishing field, greenhouse and lab trials
-Creating tables and graphs using appropriate software
-Bibliographic searching and writing technical reports and other scientific
-publications in English and French
-Assist in preparing presentations/slides on research results using- software such as PowerPoint
-Undertake any other professional task depending on the needs of the Center
Qualifications
Applicants should have the following qualifications:
-M.Sc. degree or equivalence in biometrics, biostatistics or statistics
-At least 2?year experience in data collection and statistical analysis of agronomical, environmental and socio?economic data.
-Experience in establishing and monitoring agricultural trials is desirable.
-Knowledge of statistical analysis packages such as GenStat, R, SAS, STATA as well as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
-Experience in teaching statistics to non?statisticians
-Mastery of English or French with working knowledge of the other language
-Be able to work under pressure in a multicultural setting
-Have a spirit of initiative and be able to carry out tasks with minimum supervision

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 February 2011 or until the position is filled

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