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Research Assistant/Research Associate x 2 posts Research Assistant - £25,023 - £28,982 Research Associate - £28,982 - £37,768 We seek to appoint up to two talented Statisticians/Genetic Epidemiologists who will contribute to an exciting new programme of work on the development of cancer risk prediction tools for breast, ovarian and prostate cancer, led by Dr Antonis Antoniou and recently funded by Cancer Research-UK. The main objective of the programme is to develop and validate quantitative tools for cancer risk-stratification and prevention that take advantage of discoveries in both cancer genomics and epidemiology. The goals will be achieved through the development of novel analytical techniques and their application to data from epidemiological studies, including large international consortia and biobanks. The successful applicants will be involved in the analysis of genetic association, epidemiological and family based studies as part of large scale international collaborations and/or the development of novel statistical analysis techniques for addressing the programme aims. Applicants should have a Masters or PhD in statistics, mathematics, epidemiology, genetic epidemiology or a related scientific discipline, with some experience in the analysis of large datasets or equivalent experience. Applicants should have an interest in developing and applying innovative analytical techniques for addressing clinical questions. Experience in genetic analysis and the development of statistical methods would be a strong advantage. Up to two posts are available and appointment of post-holders with complementary skills (analytical vs methodological) will be considered. Appointment at research associate is dependent on having a PhD (or equivalent experience), including those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD. Where a PhD has yet to be awarded appointment will initially be made at research assistant and amended to research associate when the PhD is awarded. The appointments will be made for three years in the first instance with the possibility of extension for an additional two years. Location - Department of Public Health and Primary Care (Primary Care Unit), Strangeways Research Laboratory, Worts Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN Informal enquiries about the post can be made by e-mail to Dr Antonis Antoniou [log in to unmask] Closing date: 15th March 2016 Interview Date: Week commencing 21st March 2016 To apply online for this vacancy, please visit http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/9547/. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form. Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and CV in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.