Medical Statistician/Biostatistician

This new full-time post is immediately available on an open-ended basis (subject to funding) in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/hls/.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

This role can be based anywhere in the UK.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours (minimum 0.6 FTE). Applicants interested in working part-time (minimum 0.6FTE) or in remote working are encouraged to make contact to discuss options.

The role

The University of Exeter Clinical Trials Unit (ExeCTU) is seeking medical/trial statisticians, with opportunities from graduate-level research assistant through to research fellow level. This post within ExeCTU is available from May 2023 on an open-ended basis subject to funding.

Working as part of the experienced ExeCTU team, the post holder will provide statistical support to the research projects being managed by ExeCTU and other research within the Department of Health & Community Sciences: https://medicine.exeter.ac.uk/research/healthandcommunitysciences/.

Graduate Research Assistant and Postdoctoral Research Associate

The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, and contribute to preparation of research reports and publications, including reports to external bodies. In addition to this, the post-holder will be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline, and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. The post-holder will provide statistical support to the research projects being managed by ExeCTU and other research within the Department of Health and Community Sciences.

Graduate Research Assistants will be educated to first degree level or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study or equivalent experience.

Postdoctoral Research Associates will possess a relevant PhD (or be nearing completion) or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Working as part of ExeCTU, the successful applicant will work with senior statisticians to provide expert statistical support for research projects within the Department of Health & Community Sciences. The post-holder will provide high-quality statistical input to a range of research applications/projects/activities and work on a variety of study types, including randomised controlled trials, cluster randomised trials and meta-analyses. The post-holder will also participate in methodological research studies addressing statistical challenges.

In addition, the post-holder may also contribute to teaching statistics on undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses and /or running statistics teaching for researchers. The post-holder may also participate in running statistics clinics to provide statistical support to Faculty researchers and PhD students.

Opportunities are available at graduate research assistant, postdoctoral research associate and research fellow levels, with duties and accountabilities dependent on the grade of the post. For full details of the role, please ensure you read the relevant Job Description and Person Specification below and indicate in your application which role you wish to be considered for.  

The closing date for applications is Monday 24 April 2023.

Interviews are expected to take place in mid-May 2023.

For an informal and confidential discussion about the post, please contact Dr Fiona Warren (ExeCTU lead for statistics) (email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk).

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