Research Associate
Biostatistics Group
Department of Health Sciences,
University of Leicester,
UK
Salary Grade 7 - £32, 277 to £37,394 per annum
REF:MBP01210
Open Ended Contract, subject to Fixed Term Funding. Funding is available until 30 September 2017
In this position you will develop and carry out independent research, contributing as a team member to the Cancer Research UK project (“Development and application of statistical methods to maximize the increased opportunities made
available in the UK with more detailed population-based cancer data”. The post will involve the development and application of statistical methods using population-based cancer data. The post will require expertise in biostatistics/medical statistics/applied
statistics.
It is an exciting time for cancer epidemiology with increasing quantity and quality of cancer data in the UK, with the ability to answer new and more detailed research questions. Appropriate use of this data will
help improve the understanding of prognosis after a cancer diagnosis. The use of more detailed data brings many challenges for appropriate development and application of statistical methods. In particular, more complex analysis makes communication of results
more challenging and more thought is needed to present complex analysis in ways that ensure key messages are understood by health care professionals, patients and decision makers. The group has a track record of developing and applying novel statistical methods
for the analysis of cancer registry data.
The work will further develop and apply flexible parametric survival models for use in population-based cancer studies.
You will have a PhD (or relevant MSc plus equivalent research experience) in a relevant area (medical statistics / cancer epidemiology) and be able to provide evidence of research productivity (including high-quality research publications,
presentations)
Applications
The closing date for this post is midnight on 23 February 2015
Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor Paul Lambert ([log in to unmask])
For further information and to apply on-line, please visit our website,
Professor Paul C Lambert
Professor of Biostatistics
Department of Health Sciences
University of Leicester
2nd Floor, Adrian Building
University Road
Leicester LE1 7RH
Tel: +44 (0)116 229 7265, Fax: +44 (0)116 229 7250
Homepage: http://www2.le.ac.uk/Members/pl4/