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[Note I am sending this on behalf of somebody else - I am not involved in this job ad at all] We are seeking a high calibre statistician or epidemiologist to join the Diabetes Medical Informatics and Epidemiology team within the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine at University of Edinburgh. The Unit is an internationally recognised leader in research in diabetes using large biorepositories linked to electronic health care record data. The post would suit a post-doctoral biostatistician or epidemiologist with good skills in analysis of large and complex datasets. The post provides a great opportunity for an enthusiastic researcher to develop core expertise in the rapidly expanding field of large scale usage of electronic health records for research linked to high dimensional datasets including genetic and metabolomics data. Key elements of the job are to design and conduct data analyses and to write papers either as lead author or co-author. The successful applicant will have a PhD in a numerate discipline, i.e. statistics, mathematics, computer science, bioinformatics, epidemiology or equivalent and will have experience in analysing large datasets and preparing data output for publications. This is a fixed-term post for 2 years. Informal enquiries can be made to [log in to unmask] Salary The role is grade UE07 and attracts an annual salary of £32,548 to £38,833 for 35 hours each week. Salary is paid monthly by direct transfer to your Bank or Building Society account, normally on the 28th of the month. Salaries for part-time staff are calculated on the full-time scales, pro-rata to the Standard Working Week. Application Procedure Please email [log in to unmask] with a CV and covering letter or for informal enquiries. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.