Job Start Date

09/16/2025

Job End Date

09/15/2026

Eligibility/Skills:

Full-time enrollment in a UW PhD Program, including the PhD program in the Department of Biostatistics or anther program with appropriate quantitative skills in statistics. Priority is given to students enrolled in the Department of Biostatistics to whom the Department has made a multi-year commitment. Students enrolled in a Master's program will be considered for an open position if no qualified PhD students can be identified.

Required Skills:

Proficiency in R coding or willingness to work towards the required proficiency.

Desired Skills

R markdown

LaTex

Project Description and Job Duties:

Routinely collected data are increasingly used for HIV/AIDS research, but these data are prone to errors. Error-prone data can lead to biases in data analyses, which in turn could mislead medical decision-making and potentially harm patients. Obtaining validated data is necessary to adjust analyses for these errors but it is often only practical to obtain on a subset. This RA will support research to develop novel statistical methods, two-phase study designs, and software to guide efficient strategies for collecting additional data on subsamples of patient records and for incorporating these additional data into analyses to improve estimation. The proposed methods will be applied to studies using data from the Latin American and East African regions of the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) network.

Elements of this RA will include: 

-              R coding for simulation studies

-              Literature review

-              Contributions to manuscripts for a peer-reviewed journal

-              Participation in lab meetings when schedule allows.

-              Depending on the skills and interests of the student, RA duties could also include independent  statistical methods work, or development of R package(s) and/or vignettes.

Co-investigators on this project include Drs Brian Williamson and Noorie Hyun at KPWHRI, as well as statisticians and students at Vanderbilt University and University of Auckland. For research coming out of this lab see https://shawstat.org/sh2-collaborative/publications/

How to Apply:

Students should complete this application. Note: you will be asked to identify this position by the job # and title listed above.

Compensation:

For students enrolled in the Department of Biostatistics, this position pays $3,291 (50%, pre-tax) per month, using bi-monthly paydays.  For students enrolled in a different department, this position will pay according to the policies and rates established by the home department, which can vary according to progress toward the degree and the department's rate structure.  (Check with your department to understand the compensation details specific to your situation.)  Benefits include tuition or UWC2 course fee payments up to 18 credits, as well as some student fees. Residents with qualifying 20 hour/week RA and TA combinations will pay ~$300 in unwaived fees per quarter. Non-residents with qualifying 20 hour/week RA and TA combinations will pay ~$800 in unwaived fees per quarter.

Note:  Compensation rates and tuition and course fee details above assume a quarterly FTE level of 50% across all Academic  Student Employee (ASE) appointments.  If a student's quarterly FTE level is less than 50%, then they may be required to receive a higher salary rate while paying tuition or course fees out-of-pocket.  Compensation details may also be affected by other concurrent appointments, such as fellowships, training grant appointments, and other stipends.  Please contact your home department to understand your particular circumstances.

International students working more than 50% FTE will be required to secure CPT approval prior to beginning a position.  See details here. [https://iss.washington.edu/work/f1-employment/cpt/ ]

This appointment classifies you as an Academic Student Employee (ASE) and is governed by a collective bargaining agreement between the University of Washington and UAW Local 4121, which is found at the following website: https://hr.uw.edu/labor/unions/uaw/contract.   For more information regarding the UAW Local 4121 please visit their web site at: http://www.uaw4121.org.

The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. To request diasability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 / 206-543-6452 (tty) or dso@uw.edu.

If you have questions about this position, please contact the Department of Biostatistics at biostgp@uw.edu.