Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute, University of Southampton
Research Fellow Position available to work on Statistical Modelling linking
Weather and Health (2 year project).
Salary £29,704 - £35,469 per annum
The ability to predict weather offers the potential to provide valuable
information that
can be used in planning health services. For example, imagine a hospital
planning
system that was able to predict fluctuations in demand for different
services as a
consequence of meteorological predictions and forecasted major meteorological
events. An EPSRC funded project will design and build such a decision
support tool
by exploring and quantifying the relationship between weather patterns and
extreme
weather events, and their impact on various health conditions, such as heart
attacks,
stroke, asthma, and fractures.
A Research Fellow position is available as part of this exciting
collaborative project
involving Cardiff University (Prof. Paul Harper), the University of
Southampton, (Dr
Sujit Sahu), the Met Office, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust, and Southampton
University Hospital NHS Trust. The Statistics Research Fellow (this post)
will work
closely with the OR Research Fellow based in Cardiff and the other project
partners.
You will have a PhD in Statistics, or equivalent research experience. A
background in
Bayesian statistical modelling and Markov chain Monte Carlo computation is
highly
desirable. The main role of the fellow will be to conduct high-level
Statistics research
into the quantification of the relationships between weather patterns and
emergency
hospital admissions for a number of different health conditions through the
development of hierarchical Bayesian models.
This post is fixed-term for 2 years and will commence on 1 January 2010, or
as soon
as possible thereafter. Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Sujit Sahu,
telephone
+44 (0)23 8059 5123, email: [log in to unmask] .
The closing date for this position is 12 noon on Monday 26th October
2009. Interviews are likely to be held in the week beginning 16th November.
For an
application pack and details of the vacancy, visit www.jobs.soton.ac.uk
(reference
number 3854-09-L).
The appointed salary level will be determined by the University and the related
internal salary scales. This is likely to be at the lower end of the salary
scale,
depending on the candidate's skills and experiences.
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