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Institute of Psychiatry at The Maudsley 2 Statisticians Clinical Trials Unit Applications are invited for two Statisticians to join the Institute's Mental Health and Neurology Clinical Trials Unit (MH&N CTU). The unit was established in 2002 with the aim of becoming a centre of excellence for clinical trials, meta-analyses and related methodological research in mental health and the neurosciences. It has close links with the Institute’s Biostatistics and Computing Department and the MRC Clinical Trials Unit. The post holders will be expected to contribute to the statistical support and collaborative functions of the unit. In addition, the post holders may participate in the teaching programme of the Biostatistics and Computing Department. Applicants should have an interest in clinical trials and experience with statistical packages such as SPSS, STATA and S-Plus is essential. Enthusiasm and excellent communication skills are essential as the post holders will need to become involved in the design and set up phase of trials and considerable negotiation with research teams is required to ensure trials are structured to the appropriate regulatory and academic standards. Ideally applicants should have a postgraduate qualification in medical or applied statistics, and preferably one or more years of experience working as an applied statistician. Starting salary in the range £25,505 pa to £32,325 pa (inclusive of £2,323 pa London Allowance), depending on qualifications and experience. To obtain further particulars, an application form and further information about the Institute of Psychiatry please see our website at http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/vacancies or alternatively email [log in to unmask] To apply: your completed application form should be emailed to [log in to unmask] or sent to the Human Resources Office, Box 007, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF. Please note that we plan to hold interviews on 6 June 2006. Please quote ref. no. 06/A09 in all correspondence. Closing date for applications: 23 May 2006. Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted. Equality of opportunity is College policy