Graduate Research Assistant Minnesota Heart 
Survey (MHS)

A research assistant is being sought for 
assistance with analysis of the Minnesota Heart 
Survey (MHS) project.  The qualifying candidate
will either be an M.D. or PhD, or, a candidate 
working on an M.S., M.P.H. or Ph.D. in 
biostatistics, applied statistics, epidemiology, 
or a related field to work. The requirements 
include (1) intermediate or advanced programming 
skills in SAS and/or other statistical packages, 
(2) prior experience with database projects 
(preferably Microsoft Access), and (3) knowledge 
of biostatistics and/or epidemiologic methods.  
The candidate should have good written and 
verbal skills and be comfortable working in an 
independent manner.  The preferred candidate 
will have experience with cardiovascular 
surveillance studies.

Qualified candidates should contact Dr. Alan 
Berger at berger@epi.umn.edu or (612)626-0316.