JOB: CR-UK EXPERIENCED SUPPORT STATISTICIAN
Applications are invited for a medical statistician to join the Support
Team of the Cancer Research UK Medical Statistics Group (Director:
Professor Doug Altman) in Headington, Oxford.
The support team offer statistical input into collaborative research,
conducted mainly in the clinical units but also in the laboratories of
Cancer Research UK. Projects are all cancer-related and include phase I-III
clinical trials, prognostic studies, psychosocial data, systematic reviews
or cell proliferation data. The successful applicant would be expected to
provide major input into a number of concurrent collaborative projects as
the sole or primary statistician and would deal directly with the
multi-disciplinary project team. The support team also offer statistical
advice to researchers, maintain a website and teach statistical courses to
clinical and laboratory staff.
The support team consists of 3 statisticians, the Medical Statistics Group
also has a research team of 5 statisticians. This Cancer Research UK funded
group is part of the Centre for Statistics in Medicine which employs a
further 6 statisticians (see www.ihs.ox.ac.uk/csm/).
The successful applicant is likely to have a postgraduate qualification in
applied or medical statistics, and several years experience working as a
medical statistician.
The post is currently a Research Staff 1A but this is under review. This is
a permanent post, available immediately.
For an informal discussion contact Sharon Love by email on
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or phone 01865 226658.
For a full job description contact Tracy Edwards by email on
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Applications should be emailed to Tracy Edwards, also attaching copies of
up to 3 of your published or submitted papers / articles / talk abstract /
poster abstract / MSc project abstract. Please also let us have the details
for 2 referees including whether we can contact them prior to interview.
Closing date for applications is 5th October 2004, with interviews on 12th
October 2004.
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Sharon Love email: [log in to unmask]
Head of Support phone: 01865 226658
Cancer Research UK fax: 01865 226962
Medical Statistics Group
Centre for Statistics in Medicine
University of Oxford Old Road Campus
Old Road, Headington At Oxford on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Oxford, OX3 7LF
MSG intranet: http://science.cancerresearchuk.org/sci/msg/
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