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Research Fellow (Bloomsbury, Central London) Salary: £20,000 - £25,000 Closing date: 28 June 2001 Interview date: 3 July 2001 Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC), in association with Medical Care Research Unit, School of Health & Related Research, University of Sheffield. ICNARC was set up in 1994, as an independent charity (registered: 1039417) to foster improvements in the organisation and practice of intensive care in the UK. ICNARC have been awarded funding from the Medical Research Council to undertake the United Kingdom Paediatric Intensive Care Outcome Study (UK PICOS), a study to develop and assess the optimal risk adjustment methods for outcomes in paediatric intensive care. ICNARC requires a Research Fellow to be responsible for the day-to-day data management and data analysis for the study. Duties include: * communicating with paediatric intensive care units and responding to data collection queries to ensure the quality of data collection; * maintenance of all existing documents and programs; * administration of secure data receipt and storage systems; * development of programs to ensure data consistency/integrity, to include a reliability study; * data analysis for the assessment and optimisation of the current risk adjustment methods; * preparation of reports for, and presentation at, meetings of the UK PICOS Steering Group; Applications are invited from individuals who: * have experience in data management and data analysis; * are computer literate, with experience of word processing, database and statistical software packages; * have good interpersonal and communication skills; * are able to plan, prioritise and problem solve; * are able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team; * can demonstrate close attention to detail; * have respect for confidentiality. The post is full-time for two years. Please send a letter of application, together with your CV and the contact details of three referees, to [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miss Caroline Goldfrad email: [log in to unmask] Statistician/Data Manager tel: 020 7388 2856 ICNARC fax: 020 7388 3759 Tavistock House Tavistock Square London WC1H 9HR ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and solely for the use of ICNARC and the intended recipient. It may contain material of a confidential nature, which is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify ICNARC.