SURVEY STATISTICIAN
The Survey Methods Unit at the National Centre for Social Research is
looking to recruit a Survey Statistician. The post would involve work in
the areas of sample design and weighting, methodological experimentation,
and survey data analysis and reporting. There will also be opportunities
for teaching.
Candidates for the post would be expected to have a degree in statistics,
social statistics or a closely related discipline and/or Chartered
Statistician status. Some professional experience of survey statistics
would be preferred, but not required. This includes experience gained in
academia, government, other public sector, and voluntary sector or market
research settings. Candidates would also be expected to be familiar with
SPSS, Stata or a similar statistical package.
The post is based at NatCen’s head office in London EC1. The successful
candidates will form part of a team of twelve professionals in the Survey
Methods Unit. The Unit provides advice and support to the quantitative
research teams at NatCen, mainly on design and analysis issues. In
addition, the Unit undertakes original methodological research and
disseminates good practice and research findings in the field of survey
methods.
Initial salary is dependent on experience but it is likely to be in the
range of £19,000 - £25,000.
For an application form please visit www.natcen.ac.uk, or contact Krista
Leino, Personnel Administrator, NatCen, 35 Northampton Square, London EC1V
OAX. Email: [log in to unmask] The closing date for applications is
Friday 21 October 2005.
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Kevin Pickering
Head of Statistics
Survey Methods Unit
National Centre for Social Research
35 Northampton Square
London EC1V 0AX UK
Tel. 020 7549 9565
Fax. 020 7250 1524
http://www.natcen.ac.uk/
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