UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Department of Public Health and Primary Care
CENTRE FOR APPLIED MEDICAL STATISTICS
***Medical Statistician***
Applications are invited for a Research Assistantship or Research
Associateship in the Centre for Applied Medical Statistics (CAMS) within
the University of Cambridge’s Department of Public Health and Primary
Care. The post is NHS-funded to provide statistical support to a broad
range of clinical researchers within the University Clinical School and
more widely throughout (what has been) the NHS Eastern Region. We seek an
individual able to work in a multi-disciplinary team and having excellent
communication skills to explain clearly statistical concepts to clinicians.
Applicants should have a higher degree in (preferably, medical or applied)
statistics and, at least for the level of Research Associateship, some
experience in consulting, collaborating and teaching, and preferably a
relevant PhD. The main duties are to act as statistical consultant and
collaborator to a wide range of University and NHS clinical researchers
working in and around Cambridge, meaning there is an attractive variety of
people, projects, disease areas and data sets to be encountered.
The post will involve developing or participating in short course teaching
on statistical issues to audiences from health-related backgrounds. The
post offers excellent opportunities for personal development, including
applied methodological research, perhaps jointly with MRC Biostatistics
Unit statisticians, also housed in the Institute of Public Health, located
adjacent to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. Other activities within
CAMS include occasional statistical reviewing of papers submitted to The
Lancet, as well as for specialist biomedical journals.
CAMS was established in 1996 in response to the increasingly recognised
need for high quality statistics within medical research. CAMS comprises a
Director (Dr Chris Palmer) and, including these appointments, three other
full-time statisticians, two part-time statisticians, two PhD students and
a Course Co-ordinator. Further information can be found at our website:
http://www.medinfo.cam.ac.uk/com_med/cams
The appointment is at the level of either Research Assistant or Research
Associate, depending on qualifications and experience. The post is
available to begin as soon as possible with exact starting date to be
negotiated. Those currently completing graduate courses are also invited
to apply as we are prepared to wait for the right candidates.
Salary: £17,626–£19,681 pa for Research Assistant;
or £17,626–£26,491 pa for Research Associate.
Limit of tenure: 31 March 2004
Note that funds for this post are available until 31 March 2004 in the
first instance and the post may, subject to the availability of funding, be
renewed for a further period or periods.
For further details, including how to apply, please contact: Beverley
Parsons, ALPHA, Windmill Block, Ida Darwin, Fulbourn, Cambridge CB1 5EE;
telephone: (01223) 884800, or e-mail: [log in to unmask] .
Priority given to applications received before the deadline:
Wednesday, 24 April 2002.
References may be sought before or after this date. Please forewarn your
referees we may be seeking their input within a tight timeframe, but to
await the request from us.
If you are short-listed, we expect to interview on 1 May 2002 or shortly
thereafter. For an informal discussion, interested candidates may wish to
contact Chris Palmer on (01223) 330308 or [log in to unmask] .
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