Medical Statistician - Job ref 317015
University of Leeds
Leeds Institute for Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Closing date: 28 October 2005
This full time post is available from January 2006 for a fixed term of 18 months to join an enthusiastic and motivated team of researchers in the Paediatric Epidemiology Group. You will work to develop novel census-based measures of population mixing and community characteristics in close collaboration with researchers at St Andrews University. Duties will include collection and validation of data; linking disease counts across small geographical areas with relevant census data; perform statistical analysis; write up results in medical and statistical journals, attend and present at UK and international scientific meetings.
A degree in a relevant subject (maths, statistics), advanced techniques in statistics, experience of one or more statistical packages (Stat, SAS, SPSS), and experience in Microsoft Word and databases (Access) are essential, together with the ability to write up results in report and academic publication form, be self motivated and work under own initiative, and able to prioritise and co-ordinate workloads to tight deadlines. A postgraduate qualification or relevant experience in medical statistics or epidemiology, knowledge of the UK decennial Census, and experience of developing computational models is desirable.
Research IA (£19,460 - £23,643 p.a.)
Application packs are also available from Sarah Skinner; Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, tel 0113 343 7646 email [log in to unmask]
Further details about the post can be obtained from the University of Leeds website http://wwwnotes2.leeds.ac.uk/jobs/unijob.nsf/Jobs or by contacting Richard Feltbower: tel 0113 343 4841 email [log in to unmask]
Job ref 317015. Closing date 28 October 2005. Interviews to be held on 8 November 2005.
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Richard Feltbower
Paediatric Epidemiology Group
Centre for Epidemiology & Biostatistics
University of Leeds
30-32 Hyde Terrace
Leeds LS2 9LN
Tel +44 (0)113 343 4841
Fax +44 (0)113 343 4877
www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/peg
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