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Research Associate/Research Fellow in Statistical Modelling University of Bristol, School of Social and Community Medicine This post offers an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified statistician to join an expanding research team based in the School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol. The post is for 36 months supported by a grant from the National Institute of Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) on Evaluation of Interventions, led by Prof. Matthew Hickman and Dr. Isabel Oliver. The post-holder will develop statistical models to estimate prevalence and cumulative incidence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection, based on several serological datasets, and estimate the proportion of infertility, ectopic pregnancy and pelvic inflammatory disease attributable to Chlamydia, again using serological markers. The statistician will work actively with colleagues at Public Health England (PHE) and with researchers in the other HPRUs. We are looking for an applicant with interests and experience in infectious diseases, advanced evidence synthesis methods, finite mixture modeling, and Bayesian methods using WinBUGS or similar software. The successful applicant will be a capable, hard-working, motivated person, able to take responsibility and work on their own initiative as well as part of a team. The post-holder will be expected to publish research findings in journals, disseminate findings at scientific conferences, and contribute to the development of research proposals. The post-holder will therefore possess excellent writing and communication skills. We will appoint at either Research Associate or Research Fellow level, depending on post-holders experience. The post holder will be based in Bristol, and work under the direction of Dr Nicky Welton, Prof. Tony Ades, Dr Paddy Horner (Bristol), Dr Daniela De Angelis (Cambridge), and Dr Kate Soldan (PHE). The post-holder will join a team of statisticians working on a programme of research on multi-parameter evidence synthesis in decision modelling and epidemiology (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/social-community-medicine/projects/mpes/), which is part of the Centre for Research Synthesis and Decision Making (CReSyDa) (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/social-community-medicine/centres/cresyda/). They will also join a collaborative team of infectious disease mathematical modelers, epidemiologists, social scientists and health economists interested in the transmission dynamics of HCV, HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), meningitis, chlamydia, and other infections. The school offers professional development through its highly regarded programme of short courses in research methods (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/social-community-medicine/shortcourse), which are available free of charge to all staff. There will be opportunities to teach on existing short courses, and contribute to undergraduate teaching. Salary: £35,256-£39,685 (Research Associate) or £40,847-£45,954 (Research Fellow) per annum Funding Available: 3 years Closing date for applications: 15th January 2015 Further particulars: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/ (Search for job ID: ACAD101161) Contact for informal enquiries: Dr Nicky Welton, [log in to unmask], Tel. 0117 331 3918 You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.