Statistician (1023618AF)

An opportunity now exists for a statistician to join a friendly team at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (LEU) in Southampton (under the directorship of Professor Cyrus Cooper). The LEU aims to understand the environmental causes of diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis, and to develop strategies to prevent these disorders. The current research programmes are grouped into themes including (1) Lifecourse determinants of musculo-skeletal health, (2) Nutrition in early life and the risk of developing non-communicable chronic disease in adult life and (3) Work and health. Collaborative projects exist across these themes and also with a range of external collaborators. The post-holder would be expected to work mainly on theme 2, and in a programme of research focused on developing countries led by Professor Caroline Fall. He/she would need to be able to work overseas in India and other low- or middle-income countries for visits of up to 2-3 weeks, totalling about 6-8 weeks per year.

You should possess a PhD or equivalent professional qualifications (e.g. MSc in bio-statistics). You will be involved with the analysis of large and complex datasets using appropriate statistical techniques. Experience with SPSS, Stata or R would be essential. 

This is a full-time position for a period of 2 years on a fixed term basis, with the potential for extension. Salary will be in the range of £29,799 - £36,613 per annum dependent on qualifications and experience.

For informal enquiries contact Caroline Fall (chdf@mrc.soton.ac.uk) or Clive Osmond (co@mrc.soton.ac.uk). 

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Ita Holmes (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 9002. Please quote reference 1023618AF on all correspondence.

The Faculty of Medicine holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award demonstrating commitment to equal opportunities and gender balance in the workplace. The Faculty recognises that applicants may seek flexible working patterns which will be considered as part of the recruitment process. For further information including key benefits designed to help maintain and support employees' well-being and work-life balance, please see our working with us website pages.

Closing Date: 19 Jul 2018
Post Type: Education, Research & Enterprise