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Closing Date : 15-Jul-2013
Contact Person : Cathie Sudlow
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EPIDEMIOLOGIST: - UK Biobank Chief Scientist?s Team, Centre for
Clinical Brain Sciences
We are seeking to recruit an experienced epidemiologist to join our
team, headed by UK Biobank Chief Scientist, Dr Cathie Sudlow. The UK
Biobank is a large prospective cohort study of 500,000 UK adults aged
40-69 years, who were recruited from 2007-2010, have provided detailed
baseline information and samples, and are being followed up for health
outcomes over the next few decades.
The post holder will work with Dr Sudlow, her team in Edinburgh, and
staff in the University of Oxford UK Biobank epidemiology/data
analysis team, to develop UK Biobank?s strategy for participant
follow-up through health record linkages and other methods, along with
common methodological framework for adjudication of a range of
important health-related outcomes.
Working in partnership with expert scientists and clinicians in the
UK, the post holder will implement the approach for stroke and
neurodegenerative disorders and will co-ordinate and streamline
similar activities for other expert-led outcomes adjudication
subgroups. The post holder will provide epidemiological support for
research projects using the UK Biobank resource, in the areas of
stroke and neurodegenerative disease, and will play a lead role in one
or more of these projects.
The post holder will hold a postgraduate qualification (MSc or PhD) in
epidemiology or related subject, with several years postgraduate
experience in observational epidemiology. They will have experience
of: practical methods and data analysis for large prospective
epidemiological studies; the uses and limitations of health record
linkage in follow-up of large prospective studies; working with
clinicians and scientists from a range of different backgrounds; and
working within and managing the work of a team. They will demonstrate
experience of writing scientific reports and papers.
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Job Purpose
? Scientific coordination of UK Biobank?s outcomes adjudication
programme.
? Develop and lead research projects using UK Biobank resource in
the area of vascular (especially stroke) and/or neurodegenerative
disease.
UK Biobank is a very large prospective cohort study of 500,000 UK
adults aged 40-69 years at baseline, who were recruited from
2007-2010, have provided detailed baseline information and samples,
and are being followed up for health outcomes over the next few
decades.
Main Responsibilities
1. Work with Dr Sudlow and staff in the University of Oxford UK
Biobank epidemiology/data analysis team to develop strategy for the
most appropriate further health record linkages and other methods
(e.g. questionnaires) for UK Biobank?s follow-up of 500,000
participants
2. Develop common methodological (including epidemiological data
analysis) framework for adjudication of a range of important
health-related outcomes (identified primarily through health record
linkages) for UK Biobank
3. Implement approach for stroke, working in partnership with
scientists and clinicians (mainly UK-based)
4. Implement approach for neurodegenerative disorders, working in
partnership with scientists and clinicians (mainly UK-based)
5. Coordinate and streamline similar activities for other expert-led
outcomes adjudication subgroups
6. Provide epidemiological input/support for research projects using
the UK Biobank resource principally in the areas of stroke and
neurodegenerative disease
7. Play a lead role in one or more of these projects
8. Draft epidemiologically-orientated papers in connection with all of
the above tasks
9. Assist with preparing funding applications
10. Attend relevant UK Biobank and other research meetings in
Edinburgh and elsewhere
Planning and Organising
? Plan efficient use of own time with flexibility to accommodate
constraints of other people involved in the projects
? Arrange formal and informal scientific meetings, and organise
material for presentation at these
? Keep all key members of team up to date with progress, goals
achieved and any problems
? Plan attendance at and submission of abstracts to meetings to
present results
? Plan preparation of key manuscripts
Problem Solving
? Identify where novel methodological approaches are needed to
accommodate the large scale of UK Biobank in a feasible and
cost-effective way, and suggest new approaches where appropriate
? Resolve organisational issues to optimise progress according to
project targets, discussing with Dr Sudow / other study personnel
where appropriate. In particular, identify bottlenecks in complex
chain of processes involved in outcomes adjudication and consider
creative solutions to these
? Resolve issues concerning data analysis, discussing with Dr Sudlow
/ other study personnel where appropriate.
Decision Making
? Day to day decisions about epidemiological aspects of the main
responsibilities (listed above), discussing with Dr Sudlow and other
study personnel as appropriate.
? Take on more decision-making responsibility as familiarity with
the project increases.
Key Contacts/Relationships
? The main line manager / supervisor will be Dr Cathie Sudlow
? The post holder will also be expected to liaise regularly by
email, tele- and video-conference and in face-to-face meetings with
o UK Biobank clinical, epidemiological and admin staff in the
Edinburgh UK Biobank team
o Other key scientists and clinicians at the University of Edinburgh
(e.g., in Population Health Sciences, Clinical Neurosciences etc)
o Epidemiology, data analysis and other staff in the UK Biobank team
in the Clinical Trial service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit,
University of Oxford
o Staff at the UK Biobank Coordinating Centre in Cheadle, Manchester
o A range of scientists and other expert advisors throughout the UK
and sometimes further afield
Person Specification
? Essential Requirements
? At least MSc in epidemiology or closely related subject with
several years postgraduate (or equivalent) experience in observational
epidemiology
? Experience of practical methods and data analysis for large
prospective epidemiological studies
? Experience of health record linkage, its uses and its limitations
in follow-up of large prospective studies
? Experience of working with scientists from a range of different
backgrounds (including clinicians)
? Experience of working within and managing the work of a team
? Excellent organisational skills
? Excellent oral and written communication skills to deal with the
many people involved with the project
? Experience of writing scientific papers and reports
? Ability to work flexibly in a large multi-disciplinary team.
? Personal motivation and enthusiasm for the project
? Desirable Requirements
? PhD in epidemiology or closely related subject
? Experience in scientific management of a research team and
allocating tasks
? Extensive experience of any/all of the areas outlined in essential
requirements above (running & analysing large prospective studies,
health record linkage, multidisciplinary working, scientific writing
ad presenting)
Dimensions
? This post is full-time, and funded for 2 years in the first
instance,
? The post-holder will be expected to work flexibly to fit the
requirements of the project.
? travel within the UK (mainly to London but also elsewhere) when
required for scientific meetings
Job Context and any other relevant information
The post holder will be based in the UK Biobank Chief Scientist?s
group in the Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Centre for Clinical
Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh. The group?s main base at
present is at the Western General Hospital, but will move to new
accommodation at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in late 2012.
Dr Sudlow?s group interacts closely with several research groups and
other centres in Edinburgh, in particular the Stroke Research Group,
the Centre for Population Health Sciences, the Centre for Cognitive
Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, and the Institute for Genetics and
Molecular Medicine.
Cathie Sudlow?s position within UK Biobank, initially as stroke
expert on the outcomes working group and since October 2011 as Chief
Scientist for the study, brings together the clinical epidemiology
research expertise of her team in Edinburgh with the unique and
powerful UK Biobank resource. UK Biobank?s Chief Executive and
Principal Investigator is Professor Sir Rory Collins, Co-Director of
the Clinical Trial Support Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit
(CTSU) at the University of Oxford. Dr Sudlow and her team work
closely with staff at UK Biobank?s coordinating centre and
laboratory base at the University of Manchester, with epidemiology,
data analysis and programming staff at CTSU in Oxford, and with key UK
Biobank advisors and collaborators throughout the UK and worldwide.
UK Biobank has benefited from the contributions of many leading
scientists throughout the UK and further afield, and the resource is
now enabling scientists to address many of the currently unresolved
questions about a whole range of diseases affecting people in middle
and old age.
Salary
The role is grade UE08 and attracts an annual salary of £37,382 to
£44,607 (based on experience and training) for 35 hours, each week.
Salary is paid monthly by direct transfer to your Bank or Building
Society account, normally on the 28th of the month. Salaries for
part-time staff are calculated on the full-time scales, pro-rata to
the Standard Working Week.
Less experienced individuals who can demonstrate clear potential to
acquire the skills required to develop into this role are welcome to
apply, and would be appointed at a grade appropriate to their level of
experience.
This post is available on a fixed term basis for 2 years.
Pension Scheme
This role is grade [insert grade] and therefore the post holder is
automatically included in membership of the Universities
Superannuation Scheme (USS), subject to the USS membership criteria,
unless they indicate that they choose not to join the Scheme.
Hours to be Notified (HTBN) will automatically become a member of the
USS scheme if their monthly earnings are deemed to be ?qualifying
earnings? (equivalent to the HMRC monthly threshold above which
their earnings are taxable). If the post holder?s earnings are not
deemed as ?qualifying earnings? and therefore will not
automatically become a member they can opt in to the USS Scheme.
For further information please visit our Pensions website
(http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/finance/pensions/scheme-details/uss)
Eligibility to Work
In accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
the University of Edinburgh, as an employer, has a legal
responsibility to prevent illegal working and therefore must check
that all employees are entitled to work in the United Kingdom (UK).
To do so, the University of Edinburgh requires to see original
documents evidencing right to work in the UK before commencement of
employment and this is normally carried out at interview. Details will
be provided in any letter of invitation to interview.
For further information on eligibility to work please click here
(http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/human-resources/recruitment/eligibility-immigration)
This post meets UK Border Agency criteria for sponsorship by the
University of Edinburgh. Even if you are not currently eligible to
work in the UK, it may be possible for the University of Edinburgh to
sponsor you to obtain a Tier 2 (General) visa to enable you to take up
the appointment should you be successful at interview.
For applicants interested in sponsorship information is located here
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However, if you have previously been sponsored by an employer within
the UK but your leave has expired or lapsed and you are no longer in
the UK, according to UK Border Agency rules you can cannot apply for
sponsorship under any category of Tier 2 for a period of 12 months
after the date your leave has expired or lapsed.
Application Procedure
All applicants should apply online at www.ed.ac.uk/jobs. The
application process is quick and easy to follow, and you will receive
email confirmation of safe receipt of your application. The online
system allows you to submit a CV and other attachments.
Closing date: 15 July 2013 at 5pm.
Interview date
We anticipate interviews will be held on Tuesday 23 July 2013. You
will be notified by email whether you have been shortlisted for
interview or not.
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make no appointment at all. Neither in part, nor in whole does this
information form part of any contract between the University and any
individual.
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Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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