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CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS

The University at Buffalo, State University at New York, seeks an accomplished researcher and educator to serve as the next chair of the https://publichealth.buffalo.edu/biostatistics.html in the https://publichealth.buffalo.edu/biostatistics.html.

The chair will have the knowledge, vision and energy to steward the growth and success of the Biostatistics Department in the ongoing pursuit of its academic, research and service missions. The next chair will have the opportunity to recruit multiple faculty and lead the department in developing a compelling vision for the future of statistical science and education at the University at Buffalo. To learn more, download the leadership profile at https://www.wittkieffer.com/position/23194-ub-biostatistics/.

The department chair will join the University at Buffalo as it embarks on https://www.buffalo.edu/provost/faculty-hiring.html—an unprecedented, transformational initiative at UB to hire 200 full-time faculty over the next two years. Roughly half of new faculty will be added in four strategic interdisciplinary impact areas: https://www.buffalo.edu/provost/faculty-hiring/democracy-and-society.html, https://www.buffalo.edu/provost/faculty-hiring/human-health.html, https://www.buffalo.edu/provost/faculty-hiring/sustainability.html, and https://www.buffalo.edu/provost/faculty-hiring/technology.html.

The next chair will lead the only standalone biostatistics department among SUNY’s 64 institutions. The Department of Biostatistics boasts a portfolio of high-impact disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and a range of undergraduate and graduate programs. Biostatistics has a formal presence in UB’s https://www.buffalo.edu/partnerships/about/centers-facilities-equipment/cbls.html, https://www.roswellpark.org/, https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ctric/ and https://www.buffalo.edu/ai-data-science.html.

The department is unique among its peers: As a department of both statistics and biostatistics, it features a much broader research and instruction portfolio than a typical biostatistics department. The department offers a bachelor’s degree and undergraduate minor in statistics, and biostatistics faculty teach Statistical Methods, an undergraduate service course that enrolls more than 1,000 UB students annually.

The School of Public Health and Health Professions is the first of its kind in the SUNY system and New York State and one of few institutions across the country that includes health-related professions as an integral component of its public health mission. Under the leadership of Dean Jean Wactawski-Wende, the growing school plans to hire 32 faculty over the next three years.

A flagship of the SUNY system, the https://www.buffalo.edu/ is among the premier research universities in the nation and world. UB is the thriving epicenter of the Western New York regional community, a national leader in public higher education and a global hub for excellence in research and education. Its mission is to leverage its excellence in research, scholarship, creative activity and education to serve global and local communities in ways that change the world for the better.

UB’s https://www.buffalo.edu/top25ambition.html focuses on expanding the university’s engagement and impact locally, nationally and globally by promoting and supporting collaborative, cross-disciplinary research that addresses the world’s most critical issues and challenges. The university is committed to harnessing its educational, research and engagement energies to combat racism, dismantle structural barriers to equity and make UB a more inclusive place to live, learn and work.

WittKieffer is assisting the University at Buffalo in this search. Applicants should submit a CV or resume and letter of interest using WittKieffer’s https://apptrkr.com/3925969. Nominations and inquiries can be directed to Philip Tang and Sandra Chu at https://tinyurl.com/2p8fc2vd.

The University at Buffalo is committed to ensuring equal employment, educational opportunity, and equal access to services, programs, and activities without regard to an individual’s race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, veteran status, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction status.