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UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM School of Health and Population Sciences Primary Care Clinical Research and Trials Unit Junior Statistician Full time, fixed term for 12 months in the first instance Applications are invited for the post of Junior Statistician within the Primary Care Clinical Research and Trials Unit (PC-CRTU) at the University of Birmingham. The post holder will contribute to the trial design and analysis activities of the statistical team in support of the clinical research activities of the PC-CRTU. He/she will also be expected in time to assist in the development of new research ideas and statistical methodology applicable to health services research problems. He/she will also provide advice (initially under supervision) on research methodology and basic statistics to non-statistical colleagues and undertake a limited amount of teaching. This post is open to candidates with a postgraduate degree in statistics or equivalent experience in statistics. Proven experience in trial design and statistical analysis and of statistical packages (eg SAS, STATA, SPSS) is required. Candidates must be able to demonstrate good communication and writing skills. For an informal discussion of the post please contact Roger Holder, Head of Statistics on 0121 414 6368 ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Andrea Roalfe, Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics on 0121 414 7077 ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) Starting salary in the range of £24,273 to £26,523 a year (potential progression on performance once in post to £29,853 a year) For more information about this position, and to apply, visit http:// www.vacancies.bham.ac.uk/ Reference: 46750 Closing date: 10 February 2010 You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.