Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine
Centre for Cancer Prevention
Statistician
Applications are invited for a full time Statistician to work on estimation of overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening within the Centre for Cancer Prevention. The post is funded by a grant from the Medical Research Council of Norway. The Centre is at the forefront of research internationally into the prevention and control of cancer. We have particularly active programmes of research studying breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer prevention, cancer screening and statistical methods for clinical trials and epidemiology.
While the post-holders will have the opportunity to be involved with other activities of the Centre, the main duties of the posts include:
• To work on methods for estimating overdiagnosis in cancer screening programmes;
• To apply these methods to estimation of overdiagnosis in the Norwegian breast cancer screening programme.
Applicants must have a degree level qualification in Statistics or related quantitative field or post-graduate diploma or equivalent in Statistics and experience of working with large data sets. The successful candidate will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a working knowledge of statistical, mathematical and database packages, in particular STATA.
The post is full time with guaranteed funding for one year to end before 30th January 2014. Starting salary will be in the range £28,175 - £35,824 per annum inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 30 days annual leave, defined benefit pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loan.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to Professor Stephen Duffy at [log in to unmask] or on 020 7882 3535
Details about the school/dept/institute can be found at www.wolfson.qmul.ac.uk/ccp/
Application enquiries should be directed to [log in to unmask]
To apply, please visit the Human Resources website on http://www.jobs.qmul.ac.uk and search for reference QMUL1287.
The closing date for the applications is 30th November 2012.
Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.
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