Trial Statistician | University of Nottingham – Epidemiology & Public Health

Applications are invited for the above post based at the Division of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Nottingham City Hospital Campus. The successful candidate will join the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS), one of five UK Public Health Research Centres of Excellence. The UKCTAS is a network of thirteen universities which aims to advance research and policy development in the field of tobacco and alcohol research.

The Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, in collaboration with NHS Nottingham City, has recently been awarded a £2 million National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) programme grant for work developing smoking cessation interventions in hospitals, the community and in the home. The grant is led by Professor John Britton and consists of three projects:

1. To evaluate the effectiveness of an inpatient smoking cessation service.
2. To develop and assess the impact of a community-based cessation service to smokers living in disadvantaged areas.
3. To develop and test ways of helping smokers abstain from smoking inside the home to reduce childrens’ exposure to passive smoke.

The successful applicant will join the UKCTAS group in Nottingham primarily to provide statistical support (development of analysis plan, data preparation and analysis) to project 3 above. This study consists of three key phases, the first of which, involved qualitative interviewing of Nottingham families and health care professionals, and helped to inform the development of the intervention. The feasibility and acceptability of the proposed intervention was tested in the second phase. The third and final phase, an exploratory clinical trial with approximately 200 families from across Nottingham, is underway.
Candidates must have a higher degree (Masters in medical statistics, epidemiology or other related postgraduate degree) and evidence of skills/experience relevant to preparing and undertaking statistical analysis in the context of clinical trials. A PhD or close to completed PhD in a relevant area is desirable, but not essential.

This post will be offered on a fixed-term contract until the end of the study period, scheduled for February 2016. Applications will be considered from those wishing to work part time (minimum number of hours are 21.75 per week). Please confirm on your application if you are applying on a part time basis and state your preferred number of working hours.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Elena Ratschen, tel: 0115 823 1390 or email elena.ratschen@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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