Hey, midwesterners—here’s a chance for you to join the big team! It’s for our research project with Yajuan Si, Len Covello, Mitzi Morris, Jonah Gabry, and others on building models and software for epidemic tracking (see this paper, this paper, or, for the short version, this op-ed):

Summary

The Survey Research Center (SRC) at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR) invites applications for a Full Stack Programmer with the Survey Methodology Program, in collaboration with the team of Stan developers at Columbia University.

Our multidisciplinary research team is involved in cutting-edge statistical methodology research and the development of computational algorithms, software, and web-based interfaces for application and visualization. We are looking for a Full-Stack Programmer to work on an innovative infrastructure to enable user-friendly implementation and reproducibility of statistical methods for population generalizability. The position provides an opportunity to work in an exciting and rewarding research area that constantly poses new technical and computational problems.

Responsibilities*

Develop, test, maintain, document, and deploy an interface for statistical inferences with sample data and result visualization, specifically the implementation of multilevel regression and poststratification.

Provide timely technical support during research deployments.
Create documentation and tutorials about the developed applications for use by interdisciplinary research teams.

Required Qualifications*

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Statistics/Computer Science/Information Science/Informatics or related technical discipline or a combination of education and software-development experience in a research or corporate environment to equal three (3) years.

Skills in R/Python programming.

Experience in data visualization and dashboard construction.

Experience with databases. Direct experience with demographic or geospatial data a plus.

Familiarity with C++ or Java. Knowledge with Stan programming a plus.

Track record of successful application development a plus.

Desired Qualifications*

Dashboard development experience preferred.

Work Locations

This position will be on-site at the University of Michigan offices in Ann Arbor, with flexible scheduling and remote opportunities made available within our overall Center policies. If relocation is required, we will allow for reasonable time and flexibility to make necessary arrangements.

This is an exciting research project and we’re hoping to find someone who can take a lead on the programming. Click through to the link for more details and to apply.