Posted on Wed, 02/12/2025 - 13:31

Important Info

Faculty Sponsor (Last, First Name): 
Han, Summer
Stanford Departments and Centers: 
Med: Biomedical Informatics Research (BMIR)
Epidemiology and Population Health
Neurosurgery
Postdoc Appointment Term: 
2 years (can be extended)
Appointment Start Date: 
July 1, 2025 (Flexible)
Group or Departmental Website: 
http://med.stanford.edu/summerhanlab.html
How to Submit Application Materials: 

Please email a cover letter, CV, a short description of research interests, and contact information of three referees to summer.han@stanford.edu

Does this position pay above the required minimum?: 
Yes. The expected base pay range for this position is listed in Pay Range field. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the qualifications of the selected candidate, budget availability, and internal equity.
Pay Range: 
$75,000 - $80,000

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Screening, Health Policy, and Decision Analysis

 Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellow position in cancer research to join Dr. Summer Han’s research group in the Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research at Stanford University. This position emphasizes evaluating various cancer screening strategies by developing and applying microsimulation models for decision-making in health policy. It is part of the National Cancer Institute consortium, CISNET (https://cisnet.cancer.gov/). Specific areas of interest include but are not limited to (1) cancer screening modeling, (2) microsimulation, (3) decision analysis/health policy modeling, (4) survival data under competing risks, (5) dynamic risk prediction modeling (e.g., landmark model), and (6) cost-effectiveness analysis.

 

Required Qualifications: 

We seek an individual with solid statistical and computing backgrounds. Successful applicants should have a strong background in biostatistics and cancer epidemiology with a Ph.D. degree in biostatistics, operation research, epidemiology (with strong computation skills), or related fields and hands-on experience in algorithmic implementation and statistical programming. Strong programming skills in R are required.

Required Application Materials: 

A cover letter, CV, a short description of research interests, and contact information of three referees 

 

Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.