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JOB TITLE: Research Assistant/Research Associate in Medical Statistics DEPARTMENT: Department of Social Medicine GRADE: Grade 1B/1A SALARY: £18,893-£22,954 BRIEF DETAILS: The Department of Social Medicine at the University of Bristol is a leading centre for epidemiology, health services research and public health in the UK and was awarded the top 6* grade in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise. In total there are some 120 staff including about 20 medical statisticians. The Department has its own library and excellent computer facilities. This is an exciting opportunity to work as a medical statistician on two interesting and high profile projects. The first, the ART Cohort Collaboration, is a large international collaboration studying the prognosis of HIV-infected individuals treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy. The second is a series of systematic reviews of the relationship of diet and exercise with cancer. Under the supervision of experienced medical statisticians, your tasks will include data checking and cleaning, statistical analyses and preparation of reports. You will need an MSc in medical statistics or a relevant discipline. You will be a good team player and capable of working under your own initiative. Contact for informal enquries: (Department of Social Medicine ) Dr Jonathan Sterne E-mail: [log in to unmask] Tel: 0117 928 7396 Timescale of Appointment(s): Contract : Available for 30 months, subject to annual review. The closing date for applications is 9.00am, 15 July 2004 ----------------------