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The Public and Environmental Health Research Unit wishes to appoint a statistician to collaborate on a newly-funded project "Modelling effects of weather on health from time series data." The primary duties of the project will be to pursue research, under supervision, to address the objectives of that project. The post will also involve teaching of postgraduate students at the School. The successful applicant requires an aptitude for both methodological and applied research and statistical computing experience. Good communication skills are a prerequisite. A PhD in statistics or a related discipline, or equivalent experience, is required. Experience of working in a research environment and a publication record are desirable. The appointment is available for 32 months, starting not later than 1 October 2008. Salary will be on the Research Fellow grade 6 scale (£33,518- £38,084) p.a. inclusive as at 1 May 2008. The successful applicant will be placed on the scale according to relevant qualifications. The post-holder will be managed by Dr Ben Armstrong. For further particulars and an application form, see http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/jobs/ba1.ad.html or contact The Personnel Office, LSHTM (telephone 020 7927 2203 (24 hour answer phone) or e-mail [log in to unmask]), quoting reference BA1. Only applications in the format outlined in the recruitment pack will be considered. Closing date for applications is 20 June 2008. Interviews will be held in second week of July.