Dear all,
Please see below details of a current vacancy we have at the Veterinary
Laboratories Agency, Surrey. The closing date is the 11th June 2007.
Please note that this is a DIFFERENT job to the one posted on the 3rd May.
Many thanks
Emma Snary
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VACANCY: Risk Analyst, Centre for Epidemiology & Risk Analysis, Veterinary
Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, Surrey.
· Do you want to put your mathematical modelling and/or quantitative
risk assessment skills to good use?
· Are you interested in biological systems, animal health and/or food
safety, and would you find the challenge of these complex issues
stimulating?
· Are you a team player with excellent communication skills?
· Do you want to help inform Government policy in the area of animal
health and food safety?
If you can answer yes to all these questions, and are ready to use your
modelling and analysis skills to help inform Government policy in the area
of animal health and food safety then why not consider a career as a risk
modeller in the internationally recognised Risk Analysis workgroup at the
Veterinary Laboratories Agency? Using your existing and newly acquired
knowledge you will conduct risk assessments on current topics of interest
such as Salmonella, E.coli, avian influenza and BSE.
You must have a degree in a quantitative subject or a degree which includes
a substantial quantitative element; examples include (but are not
restricted to) mathematics, statistics, modelling science, veterinary or
medical epidemiology, mathematics or statistics for biologists, operational
research, physics, engineering. A demonstrated track record of experience
and success in an aspect or aspects of quantitative risk
assessment/mathematical modelling/simulation modelling would be of value,
and successful applicants without appropriate risk assessment experience
would be expected to have a relevant higher degree.
The post is in Pay Band D £22,300 - £32,100 per annum. The Civil Service
offers a choice of pensions, giving you the flexibility to choose the
pension that suits you best. Other benefits include 30 days annual leave,
an on-site nursery , flexible working and annual pay reviews.
Applications are welcome from all sections of the community irrespective of
race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, marital status, gender, sexual
orientation, disability or age.
Further details and an application form can be obtained from the VLA
website www.vla.gov.uk or by writing to: Personnel (AMK), Veterinary
Laboratories Agency, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB quoting reference
ADP 4021.
The closing date for receiving completed application forms is 11 June 2007.
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