Research Associate (Fixed Term) Cambridge, East of England, England
Job description
The MRC Biostatistics Unit (http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk) is one of Europe's leading biostatistics research institutions. Our focus is to deliver new analytical and computational strategies based on sound statistical principles for the challenging tasks facing biomedicine and public health. The Unit undertakes research on statistical methods and their application to the design, analysis and interpretation of biomedical studies, to advance understanding of the cause, natural history and treatment of disease, and to evaluate public health strategies. Our group is a leading research team working actively in the methods and implementation of Adaptive designs, with a strong background of response-adaptive allocation rules.
The MRC Biostatistics Unit is currently offering an exciting biostatistics position in the University of Cambridge. This appointment will be made at Research Associate level and would be working on both the implementation of a novel adaptive design and the analysis of the Stratosphere trial (led by Dr. Mark Toshner): a Phase II trial in Pulmonary Hypertension. The post will be part of a team of statisticians working with Dr. Sofia S. Villar and Dr. Nina Deliu. Additionally, there will be lots of opportunities to interact and collaborate with researchers in our theme as well as other researchers in the MRC Biostatistics Unit, Papworth and Addenbrookes Hospital and international collaborators. The post offers the opportunities and challenges to develop and apply novel methodology in practice to a first of its kind study!
Candidates for the Research Associate position will have a PhD in statistics, or a relevant discipline, computing experience, using statistical packages (e.g. R) for data analyses and simulation studies. Experience in the design of adaptive experiments and analysis genetic data is highly desirable but not essential. You must have good communication skills, be happy to work in a multi-disciplinary environment and be able to contribute substantially to writing scientific papers.
The post is available for a finite term (minimum of 1 year), with the term being flexible in part time or full time posts. We encourage both full time and part time applications.
The Unit is located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, one of the world's most vibrant centres of biomedical research, which includes the University of Cambridge's Clinical School, two major hospitals, the brand new Heart and Lung institute, the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, and the world headquarters of Astra Zeneca.
The Unit is actively seeking to increase diversity among its staff, including promoting an equitable representation of men and women. The Unit therefore especially encourages applications from women, from minority ethnic groups and from those with non-standard career paths. Appointment will be made on merit.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact [email protected].
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 1 years in the first instance.
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The closing date for applications is: 5th March 2023
The interview date for the role is: 9th March 2023
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