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Statistician- (Cambridge) £25,622 to £29,514 per annum The MRC Biostatistics Unit aims to advance medical science by the development, application and dissemination of statistical methods. It is one of Europe’s leading biostatistics research institutions and includes many internationally renowned statisticians. It provides a privileged environment for conducting research, with negligible administration, no requirement to teach, and access to important applications of high public interest. We seek a statistician to work within the programme Evidence Synthesis in Clinical Trials and Human Genome Epidemiology, led by Julian Higgins. You will contribute to development of statistical methods for meta-analysis, evidence synthesis and health technology appraisal, with particular applications in clinical trials and human genome epidemiology. This will constitute methodological research, empirical research and collaboration on applied projects. Possible areas of work include synthesis of heterogeneous clinical trials, meta-analysis of multiple genetic markers, missing data in meta-analysis and evaluation of genetic tests. You will be able to pursue individual research interests relevant to the themes of the programme. We welcome applications from both recent doctoral students and candidates with significant relevant post doctoral experience. For those that have recently obtained a doctoral qualification we will offer a three year Fixed Term Career Development Fellow position, which will be a training and developmental post. Alternatively, applications made by individuals with extensive relevant post‑doctoral experience will be considered for an open-ended investigator scientist contract. You should have either a PhD in Statistics or equivalent experience in medical statistics or a related discipline with a large mathematical component. You will need good statistical computing skills and experience in statistical packages, such as STATA or R; a strong interest in application of statistical methods in health research and epidemiology; excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently. It would be useful if you also have some experience in clinical trials or genetic epidemiology and knowledge of the Cochrane Collaboration. You will need good interpersonal skills to develop working relationships inside and outside the unit; to be a committed team member with flexible approach to work; to be well organised; to give attention to detail and to have high standards. For more information about the post and the MRC Biostatistics Unit, please visit www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/BSUsite/Jobs/ The salary is supported by a flexible pay award policy, 6 weeks annual leave and public holidays and optional MRC final salary pension scheme. Excellent sports and social facilities are also available on this no smoking site. This position is subject to pre-employment screening. Applications for this post must be made online at http://jobs.mrc.ac.uk <http://jobs.mrc.ac.uk/> inputting reference number; BIO09/103. If you do not have access to the internet or you experience technical difficulties please contact 01793 301157. Closing date: 21st March 2009 The Medical Research Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer ______________________________________________________________________ This email may have a protective marking, for an explanation please see http://www.mrc.ac.uk/About/Informationandstandards/Documentmarking/index.htm This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________