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UCL Institute of Child Health Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics Research Associate in Biostatistics JOB REFERENCE NUMBER 1302936 UCL Grade 7 - £32,375 - £33,258 per annum depending on skills and experience This is a 3 year post, for a research statistician, working on a programme of ophthalmic statistics and epidemiological research related to the national and other cohort studies, including the 1946, 1958, 1970, birth cohorts, Millennium cohort and UK Biobank, and ALSPAC. The post-holder will develop statistical methods for data linkage and combining longitudinal data trajectories, prior to conducting analysis of the harmonised dataset in an investigation of refractive error. . The successful candidate will be expected to liaise/work collaboratively, to contribute to publications and to present the results of their work at study meetings, and at national or international scientific meetings, as appropriate. This post is initially funded for 3 years. Applicants must have an MSc in Medical Statistics or Biostatistics. Research experience of secondary data analysis of large, complex healthcare data sets using standard software packages (e.g. R or Stata) and experience of writing papers for peer-reviewed journals are both essential. It is essential that candidates have a strong working knowledge of research methods in statistics and epidemiology and have strong statistical analytic skills. Applicants should apply online. Please ensure you attach your CV and supporting documents when applying. For informal queries regarding the vacancy, please contact Phillippa Cumberland, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Jugnoo Rahi, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> If you are unable to apply online please contact ICH Human Resources on [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> quoting job reference 1302936 Link for employer website https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5041178&ownertype=fair&jcode=1302936 Closing date: Tuesday 5th February 2013 UCL Taking Action for Equality Phillippa Cumberland Senior Research Associate Ulverscroft Vision Research Group MRC Centre for Epidemiology of Child Health UCL Institute of Child Health 30 Guilford Street London WC1N 1EH Tel: 020 7905 2634 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.