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Assistant Research Scientist

4 months ago


Athens, United States University of Georgia Full time

Position Information

Classification Title Researcher AC FLSA Faculty Rank Assistant Research Scientist Contract Type Fiscal (12 mo.) Tenure Status Non-Tenure Track Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Ph.D. degree in statistics or related field; or a Master's degree plus skills and experience related to this class of work.

Position Summary

This position will be responsible for providing technical expertise, data analysis and interpretation, and advice to faculty, staff, and students on experimental design, data analyses, interpretation, project management, and results summarization. The incoming faculty member will be required to work closely with existing personnel, review reports and research manuscripts for validity, adopt new statistical procedures as they become available. Formal instruction in statistical methods.

Additional Requirements Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, and/or Certification

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Ph.D. degree in statistics or related field.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies

The successful applicant will demonstrate competency with advanced experimental designs, sampling, and statistical analysis procedures appropriate for hypothesis driven research and extension programs. Ability to interpret results and make appropriate inferences is critical. Knowledge of agriculture, natural resources or environmental sciences is desirable. Required skills include the ability to determine and apply appropriate experimental design/statistical analysis combinations; ability to manage research data in popular spreadsheet and database formats; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; and ability to implement and teach statistical concepts to faculty, staff and students. Candidates should be proficient with SAS and/or R software. Expertise with applied statistics using biological responses is highly desirable. Knowledge of bioinformatics or geospatial statistics and their application and analyses is advantageous.

Physical Demands Is this a Position of Trust? No Does this position have operation, access, or control of financial resources? No Does this position require a P-Card? No Is having a P-Card an essential function of this position? No Is driving a responsibility of this position? No Does this position have direct interaction or care of children under the age of 18 or direct patient care? No Does this position have Security Access (e.g., public safety, IT security, personnel records, patient records, or access to chemicals and medications) No Credit and P-Card policy

Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.

Background Investigation Policy

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including, a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of Georgia; confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials (including reference checks) as they relate to the job-based requirements of the position applied for; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. You may also be subject to a pre-employment drug test for positions with high-risk responsibilities, if applicable. Please visit the UGA Background Check website.

Duties/Responsibilities

Duties/Responsibilities

Consulting with faculty, graduate & undergraduate students, as well as other staff on experimental designs, proper statistical analysis, interpreting results, reporting results and manuscripts.

Percentage Of Time 45 Duties/Responsibilities

| Analyzing research data, writing and running appropriate procedures, formatting output, producing illustrative graphs, data access and management, and emailing results and explanations.

Percentage Of Time 30 Duties/Responsibilities

Provide statistical training by formal courses or assisting with statistic courses originating in Athens and offered on the Griffin Campus. And/or provide training seminars/webinars to campus faculty, staff and students.

Percentage Of Time 15 Duties/Responsibilities

| Studying new statistical techniques and options, learning new procedures, options and language elements, one on one consulting and instruction, and general statistical software support.

Percentage Of Time 10

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

* Resume/CV
* Cover Letter

Optional Documents

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The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.