The following advert appeared in Tuesday's Guardian newspaper and on
jobs.ac.uk - I would be grateful if you could bring it to the
attention of any interested colleagues or students.
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UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
Medical Statistician
Department of Health Sciences
Trent Research Development Support Unit [RDSU] (formerly Trent Institute for HSR & Trent Focus)
R&AIA £19,460 to £29,128 pa
Available for 18 months
Ref: R1416
Applications are invited for the position of Medical Statistician within the
Trent Research Development Support Unit. This post provides an exciting opportunity
for a qualified medical statistician to develop their research, consultancy and
teaching skills in a supportive environment.
The post-holder will contribute toward the provision of a statistical consultancy advice
service for NHS researchers and will assist in the delivery of the Trent Postgraduate Programme
Masters in Health Services Research and a programme of short courses on research methodology.
The post-holder will also have the opportunity to collaborate in research arising from
consultancies or from Departmental projects.
Applicants should have a Masters degree in Medical Statistics, good communication skills and,
preferably, experience of health services research. A good knowledge of STATA or
alternative statistical packages is essential.
The appointment will be for eighteen months in the first instance, although further extension
may be possible subject to confirmation of funding.
Informal enquiries to Martin Williams (Director, Trent RDSU, Leicester Unit) on 0116 257 7839
or email [log in to unmask] or Prof Keith Abrams (Professor of Medical Statistics)
on 0116 252 3217 or email [log in to unmask]
CLOSING DATE: October 26, 2004
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF POST: http://www.le.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/r1416.html
FURTHER DETAILS: Department of Health Sciences See www.hs.le.ac.uk and
Trent RDSU See http://www.trentinstitute.org.uk & http://www.trentfocus.org.uk
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Keith R. Abrams
Professor of Medical Statistics
Centre for Biostatistics & Genetic Epidemiology
Department of Health Sciences
University of Leicester
22-28 Princess Road West
Leicester, LE1 6TP, U.K.
Tel +44 (0)116 252 3217
FAX +44 (0)116 252 3272
e-mail [log in to unmask]
http://www.hs.le.ac.uk/~keitha
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