King’s College London
Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Psychiatry
Postdoctoral Research Worker in Biostatistics
Salary range: £31,644 – £41,242 per annum, plus £2,323 London allowance
per annum.
We would like to invite applications for the post of Postdoctoral Research
Worker in the Department of Biostatistics at the Institute of Psychiatry.
The post is available for a period of 2 years.
The successful candidate will work on an MRC Methodology Research
Programme funded project to develop statistical methods for evaluating
mechanism in complex intervention studies. The post holder, together with
the methodologist investigators, will be responsible for carrying out and
implementing a programme of methodology research. The focus of the
research will be on innovative methods for explanatory analysis of complex
intervention trials to optimally exploit the resource provided by modern
trial designs. In addition, the post holder will make a modest
contribution to the teaching programme and service support of the
Biostatistics Department.
The successful candidate will have a PhD or expect to gain a PhD and a
formal qualification in statistics or another numerate discipline, and
possess a familiarity with statistical software packages such as STATA, R,
WinBugs and/or MPlus. S/he will have competence in standard medical
statistics, including multivariate statistics, longitudinal modelling and
structural equation modelling. S/he will also have experience in
publishing in peer-reviewed journals.
To obtain further particulars, a person specification and further
information about the Institute, please see our website at
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/pers_detail.php?jobindex=14314
To apply please follow instructions provided on our website. Please quote
reference number WPAV126114SW in all correspondence.
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Sabine Landau
(sabine.landau@kcl.ac.uk<mailto:sabine.landau@kcl.ac.uk>).
Closing date for applications is 10 April 2014.
Interviews are expected to be held on 23 April 2014.
Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
Equality of opportunity is College policy.
Mucha Suerte.
Seminario de Doctorandos UCM.
