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Lecturer/Research Fellow in Medical Statistics (HIV Research)

Department of HIV/GU Medicine
The Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine
Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, Denmark Hill Campus, London SE5

A statistician position is available within the Department of HIV and 
Genitourinary Medicine, Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammatory 
Diseases, based at Kings College Hospital. The successful candidate will 
join an active an internationally renowned team in HIV epidemiology and an 
expanding cross-campus HIV clinical and basic science HIV research group 
based in a 5* research division. The research activities of the department 
include several large epidemiological studies, including a Medical Research 
Council sponsored project on HIV transmission in the black Caribbean 
community in South London, the epidemiology of different HIV subtypes, as 
well as laboratory based studies on the pathogenesis of resistance to HIV, 
and phase 2 and 3 clinical trials on antiretroviral drugs.

Applicants should possess an MSc and/or a PhD in Medical Statistics, and 
have practical experience in medical statistics and epidemiology. Previous 
HIV research experience and publications would be an advantage. Candidates 
should have excellent computer skills and considerable experience in using 
statistical packages such as SAS or STATA, and database systems such as 
Microsoft Access. They should have good communication skills, possess 
initiative, and be able to work effectively as a team.

The postholder will be responsible for the statistical analysis of 
epidemiological and clinical studies in the department. They will also work 
closely with statisticians at the MRC Clinical Trials Unit (HIV Group) and 
at other London sites in the analysis of data from a national cohort study 
and HIV drug resistance database.

Starting salary will be in the range of £22,863 to £34,989 (inclusive of 
£2,323 London Allowance) depending on age and experience.  The postholder 
will be appointed at the level of Lecturer or Research Fellow depending on 
possession of a PhD, and publication record.  The post is available for 
three years in the first instance.

For an informal discussion about the post, please call Professor Philippa 
Easterbrook, Head of Department (Tel:  020 7848 5770 or e-mail 
[log in to unmask]). A job description and application form are 
available from Sherrie King (email: [log in to unmask], Tel:  020 7848 
5770 or Fax:  020 7848 5769).

Closing date:  Thursday 25th November 2004
Equality of opportunity is College policy


Sherrie King
PA to Professor Easterbrook
GKT School of Medicine
Weston Education Centre
Cutcombe Road
London SE5 9RT

Tel: 020 7848 5770
Fax: 020 7848 5769
e-mail: [log in to unmask]