If interested please contact The Personnel 
Office, LSHTM, (telephone 020 7927 2203 (24 hour 
answer phone) or e-mail 
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quoting reference RH18.  Please don not respond to this email address.



LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE

LECTURER IN MEDICAL STATISTICS (BASED IN TANZANIA)

MWANZA HIV/STD RESEARCH PROGRAMME


We have an exciting and challenging vacancy for a 
Lecturer in Medical Statistics to join the 
scientific team of a research programme on the 
epidemiology and control of HIV and other 
sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in Mwanza, Tanzania.

This research is carried out in collaboration 
with the National Institute for Medical Research 
(NIMR) in Tanzania. The collaborative research 
programme in Mwanza is recognised as one of the 
leading international centres for HIV prevention 
research. The post holder will be employed as 
academic staff of the London School of Hygiene 
and Tropical Medicine, and will be based full-time in Mwanza.

The successful applicant will be a member of the 
Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit (MITU).  The Unit 
has been established by LSHTM and NIMR as a 
centre of excellence in the conduct of 
GCP-compliant clinical trials. The main 
responsibility of the post holder will be to 
provide statistical support in the design, 
conduct and analysis of clinical trials, 
epidemiological studies and community-based 
interventions carried out by MITU and its 
collaborators; and to contribute to training and 
mentoring of other statisticians working in MITU or NIMR Mwanza Centre.

Ideal applicants will have a postgraduate 
qualification in statistics, practical experience 
of working as an applied statistician, experience 
of data analysis, experience of teaching or 
delivering professional training, and excellent 
managerial and communication skills.

The initial appointment will commence in early 
2009 for 18 months.  The overseas collaborative 
programmes are long-term in nature and further 
extension of the position is possible subject to confirmation of funding.

The appointment will be made on the LSHTM 
National Lecturer scale with a starting salary 
between £37,651 and £43,622 per annum depending 
on qualifications and experience.  Additional 
overseas allowances and benefits will be provided as appropriate.

For further particulars and an application form, 
please contact The Personnel Office, LSHTM, 
(telephone 020 7927 2203 (24 hour answer phone) 
or e-mail 
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]), 
quoting reference RH18.  Only applications in the 
format outlined in the recruitment pack will be 
considered. Closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Friday 9 January 2009.


The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 
is committed to being an equal opportunities employer.






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James Miller
Department of Statistics
University of Glasgow
15 University Gardens
G12 8QQ
0141 3302474
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