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Applications are invited for two medical statisticians to join the Support Team of the Cancer Research UK Medical Statistics Group (Director: Professor Doug Altman) in Oxford. The support team offer statistical input into collaborative research, conducted mainly in the clinical units but also in the laboratories of Cancer Research UK. Projects are all cancer-related and include phase II-III clinical trials, prognostic studies, psychosocial data, systematic reviews or cell proliferation data. The support team also offer statistical advice to researchers, maintain a website (http://science.cancerresearchuk.org/sci/msg/ ) and teach statistical courses to clinical and laboratory staff. To ensure continual personal development of statisticians in the support team, as well as self-learning, access to statistical texts/journals and seminar attendance, statisticians are encouraged to attend annually a course or conference. The support team consists of 4 statisticians, the Medical Statistics Group also has a research team of 5 statisticians. This Cancer Research UK funded group is part of the Centre for Statistics in Medicine which employs a further 6 statisticians (see www.ihs.ox.ac.uk/csm/ ). EXPERIENCED MEDICAL STATISTICIAN ============================== The successful applicant would be expected to provide major input into a number of concurrent collaborative projects as the sole or primary statistician and would deal directly with the multi-disciplinary project team. One project involves travel to London and line management of a data manager. You would also be expected to project manage an annual course for scientists or a workshop for statisticians, involving any, or all of, organisation, development and teaching. The successful applicant is likely to have a postgraduate qualification in applied or medical statistics, and several years experience working as a medical statistician. This permanent post is a Research Staff 2 grade and is available immediately. MEDICAL STATISTICIAN =================== The successful applicant would be expected to work with other statisticians in the support team on several concurrent collaborative projects. The successful applicant is likely to have a postgraduate qualification in applied or medical statistics. Experience is desirable but not essential. This is an 18 month post in the first instance, available immediately on a Research Staff 1A grade. FURTHER INFORMATION -------------------------------------- For an informal discussion contact Sharon Love by email on [log in to unmask] or phone 01865 226658. For a full job description and an outline of initial projects contact Tracy Edwards by email on [log in to unmask] Application is by CV emailed to Tracy Edwards, attaching also copies of up to 3 of your published or submitted papers / articles / talk abstract / poster abstract / MSc project abstract. Please also let us have the details for 2 referees including whether we can contact them prior to interview. Contracts are issued through the University of Oxford. Closing date for applications is 31st January 2005, with interviews on 8th February 2005. *************************************************************************** Sharon Love email: [log in to unmask] Head of Support phone: 01865 226658 Cancer Research UK fax: 01865 226962 Medical Statistics Group Centre for Statistics in Medicine University of Oxford Old Road Campus Old Road, Headington At Oxford on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Oxford, OX3 7LF MSG intranet: http://science.cancerresearchuk.org/sci/msg/ ******************************************************************************