UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
 
Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS
Trust
UCL MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health
 
Senior Research Fellow in the development of novel statistical methods for
record linkage
 
We wish to appoint a Senior Research Fellow to take forward an exciting
programme of work 
developing novel statistical methods for record linkage using large scale
data from anonymised 
neonatal surveys as a model. This work will be carried out as a
collaboration between the 
UCL MRC Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CPEB) and the 
Office for National Statistics (ONS).  
 
Linkage to birth registration records is used to enhance unlinked anonymous
surveys based on 
newborn dried blood spots with demographic information using a secure
anonymised linkage algorithm. 
We now wish to extend that linkage and as a first step are seeking to
develop and implement novel 
statistical methods for record linkage within large-scale datasets. It is
anticipated that this will 
lead to further methodological work to link other health related electronic
databases relevant to 
the creation of a record linked newborn research biobank. The post holder
will be encouraged to develop 
funding proposals for this work, either as a grant or as a post-doctoral
fellowship.
 
Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent experience in biostatistics,
medical statistics or a related field. 
 
Familiarity with the use of a statistical programming language, including,
for example, R, MATLAB, GAUSS, WinBugs, 
is essential and experience in working with population health-related
databases desirable. 
 
The successful applicant will work with Dr Mario Cortina-Borja, Professor
Harvey Goldstein, Professor Carol Dezateux, 
all at CPEB, and Dr Keith Spicer at ONS. The post is based at CPEB but
analyses of confidential datasets will require 
some time to be spent with the ONS office at Titchfield with whom an
honorary contract will be arranged.
 
Informal enquiries are welcomed by Dr Mario Cortina-Borja,
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The position is funded for 18 months.
 
Appointment will be at Grade 8 with a starting salary of £32,795 per annum,
plus London Allowance of £2,497 per annum.
 
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. Alternatively,
applicants may send email request for an 
electronic version of the job description at [log in to unmask]  
 
Please quote reference DH/07/31
 
Closing date for applications:                  Thursday 5th July 2007
Interviews are due to be held on:       Thursday 12th July 2007
 
Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory criminal records
check. 
 
Taking action for equality
 
Dr Mario Cortina Borja; Senior Lecturer in Statistics
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, Institute of Child Health,
University College London
Tel: 44(0)20-7905-2113; FAX: 44(0)20-7905-2381; [log in to unmask]