Imperial College London
Division of Primary Care and Population Health Sciences
Lecturer in Statistics
£35,001-£39,094 inclusive of London allowance
This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health's internationally renowned biostatistics and statistical genetics group. You will contribute to a number of established biostatistics research themes. You will be expected to have strong interactions with statistical aspects of the epidemiological research carried out in the Department.
You will have a PhD in statistics or equivalent work experience, and demonstrate evidence of a strong interest in biomedical, genomics, epidemiological or public health research. You should have strong skills in the use of major statistical packages including S-Plus, and STRATA, and should have some experience of programming.
To obtain an application form and further details, see below or go to: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/employment/index.htm Alternatively, write to the Recruitment Assistant, Human Resources Division, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, quoting reference 2005/.......... Interviews to be held on 25 or 26 July.
Closing date: 14 July 2005
Valuing diversity and committed to equality of opportunity.
Job description and Person specification
Faculty of Medicine
Division of Primary Care and Population Health Sciences
LECTURER IN STATISTICS (non-clinical)
1. THE POST
Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced statistician to join a world class team in biostatistics and epidemiology, and to play a strong role in research and teaching in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, within the Primary Care and Population Health Sciences Division of the Faculty of Medicine. The appointee will be based at St Mary's Campus, Paddington. A detailed job description is given in section 6 below.
2. THE COLLEGE - GENERAL INFORMATION
Imperial College London is one of the major colleges of the University of London. The College has a considerable measure of autonomy and responsibility for educational strategy, policy and organisational management is vested in the Council. The Rector, Sir Richard Sykes, DSc, FRS, is the College's academic head and chief executive officer. The Chairman of the Court and Council is The Lord Kerr of Kinlochard.
All teaching and research activity is divided into four Faculties, the Faculties of Engineering, Life Sciences, Medicine and Physical Sciences, together with the Imperial College Management School. Each Faculty is headed by a Principal.
Staff and Students
The academic and research staff of over 2,900 includes 53 Fellows of the Royal Society and 56 Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Eighteen Nobel Laureates and a Fields Medallist have been members of the College either as staff or students.
The College has just under 10,000 students, around one third of whom are postgraduate. About a fifth of the total come from outside the European Union. External assessment of the College's teaching quality in many different subject areas has been judged to be of high standard. The proportion of women students has increased by a third over the last five years, to 30 per cent of the total.
Research
The quality of the College's research has been judged consistently to be of the highest international standard and the proportion of income from research grants and contracts is one of the highest of any UK university.
The concentration and strength of research in science, engineering and medicine gives the College a unique and internationally distinctive research presence.
Teaching and Learning
The College's overall educational aim is to ensure a challenging and exhilarating learning experience and, while maintaining its traditional emphasis on single honours degree courses, it also aims to give students the opportunity to broaden their experience through courses relevant to student and employer needs.
The Graduate School of Life Sciences and Medicine is the focus of postgraduate education and research in these areas. It maintains, enhances and monitors quality, and disseminates best practice, whilst initiating and developing new programmes, particularly those with an interdisciplinary slant.
Location
The College now has one of the largest operational estates of any UK University. It includes six central London campuses, the main South Kensington campus, Charing Cross campus, Chelsea and Westminster campus, Hammersmith campus, Royal Brompton campus and the St Mary's campus.
3. FACULTY OF MEDICINE
The Faculty of Medicine is one of the largest in the UK with significant research and teaching activities. It maintains close links with a number of NHS Trusts that collaborate in teaching and research activities.
Although on several sites, its academic divisions function as one Faculty which is fully integrated within the College. The current Principal, Professor Stephen Smith, took up his appointment in May 2004.
There are ten academic Divisions:
Division Chairman & Head of Division
Biomedical Sciences Professor J Couchman
Investigative Science Professor S Bloom
Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Professor M Feldmann
Medicine Professor J Weber
National Heart & Lung Institute Professor M Green
Neuroscience & Psychological Medicine Professor J Buckingham
Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Professor D Edwards
Primary Care & Population Health Sciences Professor P Elliott
Surgery, Anaesthetics & Intensive Care Professor Sir A Darzi
Clinical Sciences Centre Professor C Higgins
Faculty Headquarters
Principal Professor Stephen Smith
Deputy Principal Professor Chris Kennard
Vice-Principal [Paddington development] Professor Malcolm Green
Head of Undergraduate Medicine ProfessorJohn MacDermot
Director, Graduate School of Life Sciences
& Medicine Professor Mary Ritter
In addition to the structure above, the research activity of the Faculty is divided into multidisciplinary research groups that aim to provide a forum in which collaboration between the many academic staff of the school can be developed and nurtured.
4. DIVISION OF PRIMARY CARE AND POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCES
The Division of Primary Care and Population Health Sciences, headed by Professor Paul Elliott, is sub-divided into Departments with particular strengths in research and teaching in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, primary health care and general practice, health services research and social sciences.
The Division is responsible for teaching the public health, statistics, social sciences and primary care components of the undergraduate and clinical curriculum to Imperial College medical students. It also has an expanding programme of postgraduate teaching, comprising taught courses, short courses and supervised higher degree students. The successful applicant will be expected to participate fully in the teaching activities of the Division.
5. THE DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
The Department has around 85 staff and PhD students. It runs an MSc course in Modern Epidemiology (jointly with the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology) and a PhD programme.
Research is carried out in four broad themes, though with marked interactions between them: Environmental Epidemiology and Small Area Health Statistics; Biostatistics and Statistical Genetics; Large-scale Population Collections; and Health Service Performance. Further information on the Department can be found on the www: http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/about/divisions/pcphs/eph/default.html
6. JOB DESCRIPTION
This is a full-time post. The post holder will be based in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (DEPH), Medical Faculty Building, St Mary's Campus, Paddington.
6.1 Research Responsibilities
The appointee will play a leading role within the internationally renowned biostatistics and statistical genetics group. Biostatistics research themes already established include spatial statistics and disease mapping, Bayesian inference for mixture models, hierarchical Bayesian modeling with applications in environmental epidemiology and public health, modelling of gene expression data and other high-throughput genomic data, and statistical modelling of radiation-induced phenomena. Statistical genetics research includes applications of statistics in molecular biology, human, quantitative and population genetics, with an emphasis on the development of methodology for gene detection, location and characterisation, particularly via population association studies. The appointee is expected to have strong interactions with statistical aspects of the epidemiological research carried out in the Department, and to have an applied research focus motivated by epidemiological questions.
The post holder will:
1. develop original Biostatistics research
2. make a strong contribution to the design and analysis of epidemiological studies
3. provide statistical advice as required to research staff in the Department
4. collaborate with others in the development of high quality grant applications
5. write/co-write high quality publications in peer-reviewed journals
6. develop contacts and collaboration with researchers elsewhere in the College
7. as part of a process of continuing professional development, develop the ability to initiate and lead on new research themes
8. contribute to the recruitment and supervision of MSc, MPH and PhD students
6.2 Teaching Responsibilities
Teaching is an important part of this post, and the appointee will contribute to the undergraduate programme in epidemiology, public health and statistics, the MSc in Modern Epidemiology, the proposed MPH programme, and to the supervision of PhD students. Specifically the post holder will:
1. teach statistics to undergraduate medical students
2. teach statistics on the MSc in Modern Epidemiology and the proposed MPH programme
3. contribute to small group teaching in statistics, epidemiology and public health at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels
4. participate in the teaching of advanced level statistical short courses
5. advise and supervise PhD students
6.3 Administration
The post will also involve the usual administrative duties associated with a busy academic and research-active environment. The post-holder may also be required to undertake other duties, as required by the Head of Department.
The post holder will be expected to participate and contribute towards the work of the Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, and take a share of the administrative load commensurate with an appointment at lecturer level.
In particular, the post holder will:
1. participate in the organization of the undergraduate statistics teaching to medical students
2. participate in the organization of modules for the MSc in Modern Epidemiology and the proposed MPH programme
3. contribute towards the planning of new developments and activities in biostatistics across the College
4. participate in the organization of advanced level short courses
5. co-operate with other members of the Imperial College working in epidemiology, genetics and statistics
6. take on necessary tasks of an administrative nature in support of the Department and/or Division, as required by the Head of Department/Division.
6.4 Other duties
Job descriptions cannot be exhaustive and the post-holder may, from time-to-time,
be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key
responsibilities.
Imperial College is committed to equality of opportunity and to eliminating discrimination. All employees are expected to adhere to the principles set out in its Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy, Promoting Race Equality Policy and Disability Policy and all other relevant guidance/practice frameworks.
7. PERSON SPECIFICATION
The post holder should have:
1. excellent qualifications in statistics, including a PhD or equivalent
2. evidence of a strong interest in biomedical, genomics, epidemiological or public health research, and the enthusiasm and vision to develop a career in this area that will include initiating and leading new research projects
3. strong skills in the use of major statistical packages including S-Plus, and STATA, and some experience of programming
4. experience of research study design and statistical analysis in epidemiology and public health, or a related field
5. strong record of high quality publications in peer-reviewed journals
6. experience of providing statistical advice to research colleagues, both in respect of study design and for analysis of data; this requires the ability to quickly assimilate knowledge of unfamiliar data and research
7. experience of teaching statistics to undergraduates, and/or MSc students
8. experience of prioritizing tasks and organizing work effectively to meet deadlines
9. experience of communicating and collaborating effectively, both in person and via telephone/email, with staff from a wide range of disciplines
10. experience of presenting information effectively to meetings, giving positive input to discussion at meetings, and writing project reports
11. experience in advising or supervising PhD students would be advantageous
12. experience in the organisation of undergraduate and/or master level courses would be advantageous
8. ACCOUNTABILITY
Accountability will be to the Head of Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and the Head of Division of PC&PHS, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine (Professor Paul Elliott).
9. SALARY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
A full set of terms and conditions will be given to the successful candidate, together with the College's most important policies which affect staff. The principal terms and conditions are as follows:
The starting salary will be on Research and Education family Level C, £35,001 - £39,094. Salary is payable on the 24th day of each month by transfer to a bank or building society account. Deductions in respect of income tax and National Insurance contributions will be made at the statutory rates.
Academic appointments are conditional on medical confirmation by the College Occupational Health Service that the candidate is fit for the employment.
Annual leave entitlement is 31 days for full time staff (pro rata entitlement for part time staff). Entitlement includes days notified by the College as College closure days; these days, normally six days each year allocated at Christmas and Easter. These days will also be deducted if staff are on sick, maternity or any other leave on closure days. Academic staff normally take annual leave during College vacations and by arrangement with the Head of Department/Division in the light of academic and management requirements.
The occupational pension scheme offered is the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) under which the employee contributes an amount equal to 6.35% of salary and the College a higher amount. Persons who are already members of the Federated Superannuation System for Universities or the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme may, if they are still eligible, remain in such membership.
10. APPLICATIONS
The application should include the following information:
* Applicant's full name, private address and private telephone number
* A confidential fax number and/or e-mail address, where possible
* Date of birth
* Degrees (including University and dates)
* Past and present posts
* List of publications
* Six hard copies (or electronic copies) of your three most important publications, stating your role in, and percent responsibility for, each
* Brief description of future research plans
* Names, addresses and, where possible, fax numbers, of three referees.
The recruitment monitoring form should also be completed and will be detached from your application before short-listing takes place. This will be used for monitoring and audit purposes as a basis for supporting our commitment to Equal Opportunities.
Please send your application form and CV, unfolded in an A4 sized envelope marked with the reference number of the post to the
Recruitment Assistant
St. Mary's Campus
Imperial College London
Norfolk Place
London W2 1PG
Alternatively, you may email your application details to [log in to unmask]
Please quote the reference number in your email.
CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 14 July 2005
If you wish your application to be acknowledged, please enclose a stamped addressed postcard bearing the reference number of the post for which you are applying.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted as soon as possible after the closing date.
We regret that we are unable to reply to each applicant, therefore, if you do not hear from us within 8 weeks of the closing date for this post you should assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
If you have any further queries, please telephone 0207 594 3627 or email [log in to unmask]
Thank you for your interest in the post. We look forward to receiving your application.
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