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STATISTICIAN (VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY) Based at Addlestone, Surrey, UK This is an exciting opportunity to use your statistical knowledge to solve real world problems in the areas of animal health and food safety. Working closely with colleagues in the Centre for Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, you will apply your statistical knowledge to increase understanding of animal and public health issues and provide scientific advice to help inform Government policy. With considerable opportunity to shape your role, you will help to identify and solve problems of national impact through statistical consultancy and training. Equally importantly, you will communicate these results to increase awareness and of the techniques, and develop novel methods through academic collaborations. To succeed in this interesting role, you will require a degree in a mathematical subject with a significant statistical component and experience using statistical packages. A postgraduate qualification in statistics (or the desire to work towards obtaining one) would be an advantage. You will be self-motivated with a strong aptitude for solving complex scientific problems, and enjoy working in cross-disciplinary teams. Finally, excellent communication skills are essential, as is a flexible approach to respond to changing requirements and deadlines. The post is in Pay Band D £22,300 - £32,100 per annum. The Civil Service offers a choice of final salary and stakeholder pensions, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best. Other benefits include 30 days annual leave, an on-site nursery, flexible working in most areas and annual pay reviews. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community irrespective of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. For an application form and further information about this post please see our website www.vla.gov.uk The closing date for receipt of application and publication details for this recruitment is 3 November 2006. Please complete and return the publications form when applying for relevant posts at Pay Bands A, B, C, D, or E. In case you need to contact us please telephone Claire Hutchinson on 01932 357567 or fax 01932 357316, quoting ADP3864. Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) This email and any attachments is intended for the named recipient only. If you have received it in error you have no authority to use, disclose, store or copy any of its contents and you should destroy it and inform the sender. Whilst this email and associated attachments will have been checked for known viruses whilst within VLA systems we can accept no responsibility once it has left our systems. Communications on VLA's computer systems may be monitored and/or recorded to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes.