 |
 |
> Please draw this to the attention of anyone who might be interested. Tony > Swan > > > > Public Health Laboratory Service Board > Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre > > Medical Statistician > (PHLS Statistics Unit and Regional Services of CDSC) > Grade B11-13 £21849- £23521 p.a.(inclusive of London Weighting) > > The successful applicant to this post will have a good > Mathematics/Statistics first degree, an appropriate postgraduate > qualification, some publications and at least 2-3 years experience in a > Medical field. Experience with a major package such as S-Plus, Stata, > GLIM, Genstat and SAS is essential and a general interest in computing > and > computer systems desirable especially experience with Epi-Info. The > postholder will be based in the Statistics Unit close to the Communicable > Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC). He or she will be expected to provide > the statistical input to all CDSC's Regional research and surveillance > activities and to ensure that the work of CDSC benefits from theoretical > developments in the field of infectious disease epidemiology. He/she > will > also be expected to contribute to general Statistics Unit work. There are > opportunities for links with academic departments and postgraduate > institutions. > > The Statistics Unit provides statistical support to the research > activities of the whole PHLS network of microbiological laboratories. > Statisticians seconded to CDSC are primarily responsible for CDSC work, > but are expected to contribute to the general service and training > provided by the Unit. They are also expected to investigate and implement > new methodologies where appropriate. > > The work of the Unit is extremely varied ranging from biological assays > and designed laboratory experiments, repeated measures from long-term > observational studies of patients, clinical trials, large and small > surveys, case-control studies, time series and survival data analyses. > Of > particular importance is the statistical support of outbreak > investigations. > > Facilities include a powerful PC computer network, and a network of SUN > machines, with access to a range of software including Epi-Info, Stata, > SPSS, GLIM, Genstat, SAS and S-Plus. > > A suitable, but less experienced candidate may be appointed at the lower > grade range B8-10 £19574-£21060 pa (inclusive of London Weighting). > > NHS Terms and Conditions of Service apply. > > Further details, job descriptions and application forms may be obtained > from Mrs M H Cable, Personnel Officer, PHLS Communicable Disease > Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ. > Tel: 0181-200 6868 x 4450 > Please quote reference no: CDSC/99/Stats/2 > > For an informal discussion or visit please contact Dr AV Swan. > Tel: 0181-200 6868 Ext 4699 or e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > Closing date: 19th July 1999 > > The PHLS is an equal opportunity employer. > > > > > PHLS Statistics Unit, e-mail: [log in to unmask] > 61 Colindale Ave., tel: (44) (0) 181-200-6868 > ext 4699 > London NW9 5EQ, UK fax: (44) (0) 181-200-7868 > > > > > ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%