NUFFIELD DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
BOTNAR RESEARCH CENTRE
NIHR STATISTICIAN (HF08026)
Grade: 07S
Salary: £27,466 - £33,780 pa
We are looking for a self-motivated and efficient candidate to fill
this post within the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the
Botnar Research Centre. The post-holder will support the research,
consulting and teaching activities in the NIHR Biomedical Research Unit
and working closely with a team of rheumatologists, orthopaedic surgeons
and bio-engineers. The Applicant will take a leading role in statistical
analysis of large datasets and take responsibility for the methodology
for developing the predictive tool. The post-holder will be working with
Centre of Statistics in Medicine group in Oxford for the predictive
modelling and with a health economist at University of Southampton on
projects involving cost-effectiveness modelling. The applicant will also
provide statistical supervision and mentorship for junior statisticians
and data managers within the unit. The appointed applicant will be
responsible for developing and overseeing dependent and original
research on innovative and creative methodologies and techniques
appropriate to analysing large datasets. This post will also include
writing bids for research grants in collaboration with NHS and
University staff.
Candidates should have an MSc in statistics (minimum 2:1) and at least
three years work experience in bio-statistics, with extensive knowledge
of medical statistics. Computing literacy and expertise in statistical
packages such as SAS, Stata, SPSS is essential. The ability to
prioritize workload, work independently and write reports to a tight
deadline is expected. Applicants must be able to work within
multi-disciplinary teams and independently. Experience in predictive
modelling and of teaching medical statistics would be an advantage. A
higher education teaching qualification and a good publication record
would also be desirable.
Application is via cover sheet (which is available from
http://www.ndos.ox.ac.uk/jobs/) with a curriculum vitae containing
the names and addresses of two referees and a covering letter explaining
your background and what you would contribute to the team, quoting
reference HF08026 should be sent to: Personnel Officer, Nuffield
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre,
Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD, from whom further details are available
(E-mail: [log in to unmask]; Fax: 01865 737640). The closing
date for applications is Friday 31st October 2008.
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