Research Associate in Medical Statistics and Clinical Database Research
UCL Division of Population Health: Research Department of Primary
Hours:Full time for 3 years (fixed term contract)
Grade/Salary: Research Associate Grade 7 (29,238 - 35,368 incl.) depending
on experience.
Responsible to: Dr Irene Petersen
Summary
Applications for this career development post are invited from candidates
with a minimum MSc degree in Medical Statistics or other research based
post-graduate qualification and who have undertaken at least one major
project since that time. This is a new full time post located on the
Hampstead campus. The postholder will join a team of researchers working
collaboratively on studies derived from large clinical databases. The main
purpose of the post is to facilitate and support development and execution
of analysis protocols using these databases. The main duties of the post
involve analysis of data from databases such as the General Practice
Research Database (GPRD) and The Health Improvement Network (THIN). The
post holder will also be expected to pursue a primary care research area in
mental health, infectious diseases, or cardiovascular diseases, or in
methodological issues related to work with primary care databases. The
post-holder will also contribute to undergraduate medical teaching in the
Evaluation of Evidence course, up to 6 sessions per year. The post holder
will also work closely with the fully registered UK Clinical Research
Collaboration Clinical Trial Unit which has been recently established
between the MRC General Practice Research Framework and UCL Primary
Care & Mental Health.
Applicants should hold a Masters qualification in statistics as applied to
medicine and demonstrate experience of working with the Stata statistical
software package and be able to work independently, but in close liaison
with other members of a team. Knowledge of study designs and statistical
methods for epidemiological research is a priority for this post, as is
experience with providing statistical support for medical research, and
evidence of having research published in peer-reviewed academic journals.
Support would be available to undertake suitable PhD study.
Further details of the post and the UCL application form are available from
www.ucl.ac.uk/pcps/information/vacancies/index. or from Mrs Corinne Ward:
email: [log in to unmask] or tel: 020 7472 6138. For informal discussion
about the post please contact: Dr Irene Petersen at Tel 020 7794 0500 extn.
34756 email: [log in to unmask] or Dr Richard Morris, Reader in
Medical Statistics at Tel: 0207472 6766, email: [log in to unmask]
To apply for the post please submit three copies of the UCL application form
(which must be completed fully and signed), cover letter and full curriculum
vitae, including the names and addresses of two academic referees (with one
current/latest employer) to: Mrs Corinne Ward, UCL Division of Population
Health, Upper 3rd Floor, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill St, London NW3 2PF
The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 14th March 2008.
Short-listed candidates will be invited to attend for interview in mid-April
2008.
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