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Senior Research Statistician, MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge MRC band 3. Salary scale £35,935 - £39,723 The Centre for Diet and Physical Activity Research (CEDAR) is a new initiative in Cambridge, and one of five UKCRC Public Health Centres of Excellence. Its primary aim is to develop and evaluate public health interventions in relation to diet and physical activity (see www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/cedar). It embraces collaborations between Cambridge MRC Units in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Nutrition, the University of Cambridge Department of Public Health and Primary Care, and the University of East Anglia Department of Health Economics. A new senior statistics post is key to the development of CEDAR's programme of research. The post will be based in the MRC Biostatistics Unit (www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk) but will involve extensive collaboration with CEDAR's multiple partners as well as others within BSU. The post-holder will lead the statistical contribution to CEDAR, develop related methodological research projects, and supervise the work of a junior statistician (to be appointed). CEDAR's projects include randomised trials and natural experiments of interventions, evidence synthesis encompassing both randomised and observational studies, and development of long-term models for evaluating the cost-effectiveness and public health impact of interventions. The post-holder will collaborate on specific projects within the programme, assist with new proposals for grant funding, and develop training opportunities for research associates and PhD students. It is expected that, in due course, the post-holder will manage other junior statisticians and supervise PhD students. The post is funded for 3 years in the first instance, but with good prospects for continuation through an extension to CEDAR's funding. The post-holder will have a PhD in statistics, or equivalent experience, together with a track record of published research in medical statistics, social statistics, epidemiology, public health or related areas. Evidence of successful working on collaborative or multi-disciplinary applied research projects is required, together with the potential to lead methodological research activities. Your salary will be supported by a flexible pay and reward policy, 30 days annual leave entitlement, an optional MRC final salary pension scheme. If you would like to receive this advert in large print, Braille, audio, or electronic format/ hard copy, please contact the Recruitment team at the MRC Shared Service Centre on the telephone number below or [log in to unmask] Applications for this role must now be made online at http://jobs.mrc.ac.uk inputting reference BIO10/213. If you do not have internet access or experience technical difficulties please call 01793 301280. Closing date: 28th May 2010 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________ You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.