MOUNT VERNON AND WATFORD HOSPITAL NHS
DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Directorate of Research and Development has a vacancy for a Research
Assistant (RA) in Medical Statistics with special emphasis on clinical
cancer research. We are a very active research group involved in the design
and analysis of clinical controlled trials and in optimising cancer
treatment through careful recording and analysis of treatment outcome.
A special research interest is the analysis of data on the incidence and
severity of side-effects of cancer treatment. The RA will work in close
collaboration with Dr. S.M.Bentzen, the Trust Statistician, and with Prof.
M.Saunders, Dr. G.Rustin and other members of the staff of the Cancer
Centre. The person appointed will contribute to the design and conduct of
clinical research, analysis and presentation of results, and the
preparation of scientific papers for publication. The RA is expected to
work approximately one day per week in support of the Director of Research
and Development, Prof. S.Dische, mainly in relation to quality assessment
and documentation of research activities within the Trust. The Cancer
Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital has a close collaboration with the Medical
Research Council Cancer Trials Office in Cambridge and the successful
candidate is expected to join this collaboration.
We are looking for applicants with a MSc or BSc in Statistics or Medical
Statistics with an ability to work independently and as a member of a
multidisciplinary research team. Experience in the use of personal
computers for data analysis would be an advantage. We are currently using
SPSS and BMDP as the main statistical software packages and knowledge of
these would be an advantage but not a requirement.
The salary is in the range £16,000- £18,000 pounds (including London
weighting). The position will be reviewed at the end of one year with a
possibility of extension. The closing date for applications is 17 August 1998.
Interested applicants are invited to contact Dr. Soeren M. Bentzen at the
address below.
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Soeren M. Bentzen, MSc PhD DSc
Head, Group for Biostatistics in Oncology,
Gray Laboratory Cancer Research Trust,
PO Box 100, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middx HA6 2JR, UK
Tel.: +44-1923-828-611 Direct FAX: +44-1923-842-870
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Lab web page: http://graylab.ac.uk/
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