Applications are invited for up to 5 MRC senior posts
tenable, in the first instance, at the Medical Research
Council's Health Services Research Collaboration,
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol.
These positions are tenured MRC career scientists, whose
main roles will be to lead the major research programmes
within the HSRC, as well as contributing to the training
agenda (details of the research and training strategy of
the HSRC can be found on:
http://www.epi.bristol.ac.uk/hsrc).
Applicants are expected to be experienced HSR scientists
with international reputations in the field. It is
expected that the complete team will include individuals
with expertise in sociology, anthropology, economics,
epidemiology, health psychology, and statistics, and a key
requirement will be the ability to promote genuine
multi-disciplinary research spanning these different
disciplines.
The posts are in the MRC Band 2 (salary range from £28,000
to £60,000). The starting salary is likely to be in the
range of £28,000 - £40,000 in most cases, depending on
relevant qualifications and experience. Relocation
expenses of up to £7,000/person will be available.
Further details can be obtained from the MRC HSRC Director,
Professor Paul Dieppe (Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road,
Bristol BS8 2PR, 0117 928 7343). Applicants will need to
submit 3 copies of a full CV to Professor Dieppe with an
accompanying 3 page outline of their proposals for research
programmes within the overall strategy of the HSRC.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 5 March 1999.
Interviews will be held at MRC Head Office in London, in
April. Economy fare expenses to attend interview will be
offered to short-listed candidates.
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Dr Jenny Donovan
Senior Lecturer and Graduate Tutor
Department of Social Medicine
University of Bristol
Canynge Hall
Bristol BS8 2PR
tel 0117-9287214
fax 0117-9287325
email: [log in to unmask]
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