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Myer Glickman
22/06/2001 16:34

To: Azeem Majeed/DHD/SESAG/LONDON/ONS@ONS
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Subject: Job vacancy - Senior Research Officer/Longitudinal Analysis
      Manager

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
(http://www.statistics.gov.uk)

Health & Care Division
Health Variations & Longitudinal Analysis Branch

Vacancy for:
SENIOR RESEARCH OFFICER/LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS MANAGER

Grade C4 - Salary scale £27,096 - £36,580
Located in London SW1

CLOSING DATE Friday 6 July 2001

This is an opportunity for an experienced health or social researcher with
a good knowledge of longitudinal data sources to play a high-profile role
in the future development of the ONS Longitudinal Study (LS). The
successful candidate is likely to have published research based on
longitudinal data, such as the LS or one of the national cohort studies,
and will be an excellent communicator. Management skills or clear
management potential are also needed.

The key responsibilities of this post are to:

* Promote and develop use of the LS within ONS and by other government
departments, and work with the LS academic support unit (currently the
Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the Institute of Education) to promote
use by the academic community.
* Play a leading role in LS analysis within the work programme of the team,
which focusses primarily on health inequalities, and provide advice and
support to colleagues on use of the LS.
* Manage customer requests for LS analyses (e.g. from other government
departments), liaise with outside researchers, and ensure the efficient
operation of the ONS procedures for approval of LS studies and clearance of
outputs.
* Lead the user testing of the LS Outputs and Analysis Database (LSOAD)
which has been developed to simplify access to the data, and develop a
training and promotional programme.
* Develop and contribute to LS documentation, such as User Guides, training
and promotional materials.
* Lead the development of multilevel analysis techniques (using MLWin)
within the team, acquiring expertise in this area if necessary.

You will need:

* Knowledge of one or more of health statistics, epidemiological methods
and longitudinal analysis.
* Research and statistical analysis skills, including experience of
statistical analysis packages (SPSS, SAS or STATA).
* Good oral and written communication skills, including experience of
writing scientific papers.
* Ability to produce effective, accessible documentation and training
materials on complex issues.
* Good organisational skills with the ability to manage own workload
efficiently and switch between tasks.
* Ability to work with minimal supervision and to show initiative.
* Ability to manage and develop staff, or clear management potential.
* Ability to work well as part of a team.

This is a permanent post, subject to one year's probation, on Civil Service
terms and conditions. New entrants to ONS normally start at the minimum
scale point for their grade, however there is some flexibility to take
account of existing salary level if appropriate.

To discuss this post, please contact: Myer Glickman, Branch Head on 020
7533 5212 or email: [log in to unmask]

For an application form, contact: Mamata Lahiri, Human Resources Division
on 020 7533 5034 or email: [log in to unmask]

Other posts at Senior Research Officer and Research Officer level are
available in Health & Care Division. We are happy to receive general
applications from anyone interested in an appointment in these grades.

22/6/2001






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