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KING’S COLLEGE LONDON
Division of Health and Social Care Research
The Division of Health and Social Care Research (HSCR) comprises over fifty
Principal Investigators in the Schools of Medicine, Biomedical Science,
Nursing and Midwifery and Social Science and Public Policy, with
collaborations with other Schools in King’s College London and links with
the local NHS Primary and Secondary Care Trusts.
The goal of Health Service Research at KCL is to improve the quality of
services and health outcomes through research relating to individual
clinical needs, service delivery and organisation and the wider social
context of care. We undertake programmes of basic and translational
research and evaluations of service and policy implementation in five main
areas: 1) services for specific diseases and conditions; 2) services for
specific population groups; 3) professional providers of health and social
care; 4) quality of service provision; and 5) innovation and change.
LECTURER IN MEDICAL STATISTICS Ref: A2/MYY/154/08-NY
We currently have an exciting opportunity and seek applications from
suitably qualified and experienced candidates who are keen to build on our
research strengths and contribute to the development and future success of
our Division. This post is linked to the NIHR Comprehensive Biomedical
Research Centre (BRC) at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s
College London which is one of five new comprehensive BRC in the UK. The
Centre has a strong focus on translational research taking advances in
basic medical research out of the laboratory and into the clinical setting,
forming a key part of the Department of Health's new strategy for research
and development in the NHS.
You will enhance the provision of statistical advice and training for
researchers in the Guy’s & St. Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust and KCL
particularly relating to the BRC themes. There will be an emphasis on
consultancy and training, with contribution to the development of short
courses, web-based material and workshops as appropriate. You will develop
research proposals within the BRC.
This post is available for a period of 3 years. Salary will be Grade 6;
£29,138 to £42,791 per annum plus £2,323 per annum London Weighting
Allowance.
Information on the Division of Health and Social Care Research and the BRC
can be found at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/medicine/research/hscr/ or
www.biomedicalresearcgcentre.org
For an informal discussion only, please contact Professor Charles Wolfe
Tel: +44 20 7848 6604.
For an application pack and further details please visit
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs or email [log in to unmask] Please quote
reference number A2/MYY/154/08-NY on all correspondence
Closing date: 20 June 2008
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