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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Institute of Child Health
and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Research Assistant/Research Fellow
Centre for Child Life
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a public health research scientist
to contribute to the development of the new Centre for Child Life (CCL).
The CCL is a new initiative, located within the Centre for Paediatric
Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Its overall aim is to improve the lives and
health of children by enhancing the scientific basis of policy. Its opening
programme of work includes primary epidemiological research, secondary data
analysis, systematic review, and work with policymaking organisations such
as the Department of Health and the World Health Organisation. It also has
strong links to the Population Health Unit in Great Ormond Street Hospital.
The research assistant/fellow will work with the Director of CCL, Dr
Catherine Law, to develop the work programme and take forward individual
aspects of it. The role will include seeking, retrieving, appraising,
analysing and reporting on data and information relevant to population
child health. Within these tasks there will be a focus on data analysis,
with considerable flexibility to develop areas of interest and expertise.
The postholder will have a background in public health or a public health
science at postgraduate level, and experience of research. Excellent
numeric, written and verbal communication skills are required, together
with some knowledge of issues in children’s health. Experience of handling
datasets and statistical analysis are essential.
The post is for 2 years in the first instance on the Research 1A or 1B
scale (£18,265 to £27,339) plus London Weighting of £2,134 per annum
depending on qualifications and experience. Interested candidates are
encouraged to discuss the post with Dr Catherine Law on 020 7905 2602.
The job description (which includes details on how to apply for the post)
can be obtained from
http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/ich/html/humanresources/jobs.html , or by sending
a stamped addressed A4 envelope to: Human Resources, ICH, 30 Guilford
Street, London, WC1N 1EH. Please quote reference CFL/04/05. Alternatively
you may email us for an electronic version of the job description at
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Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory criminal records
check.
Closing date for applications Friday 5th March 2004.
Interviews will be held on 19th March 2004.
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