Biostatistician. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Duties & Responsibilities: In order to support this commitment during a period of growth and expansion, we are looking for an exceptionally motivated individual to provide statistical, epidemiological and computing (data management) support to primarily surveys and epidemiological overseas studies. The successful candidate will contribute to maintaining collaborative links with existing computing and biostatistical research teams, in country partners based mainly in Africa but you will be required to develop similar links with partners in other tropical regions. Your ability to develop relationships with research and academic staff, both nationally and internationally, will be essential along with excellent communication skills as you must have the ability to explain complex statistical concepts to non - statisticians. You must have proven experience of conducting statistical analysis of health related data, including data manipulation and formatting, descriptive analysis and fitting standard statistical models

Company Information: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for research in tropical diseases. Through the creation of effective links with governments, organisations and institutions and by responding to the health needs of communities, LSTM aims to promote improved health, particularly for people of the less developed / resource poorest countries in the tropics and sub-tropics.

Position Qualifications: Educated to degree level with a post graduate degree in medical statistics, or an equivalent in a mathematical/statistical subject with a major component of medical statistics/biostatistics is essential.

Salary Range: £25,000


Web Site: http://lstmliverpool.ac.uk

Application Address: If you are interested in applying, please send your application including a CV with a covering letter explaining your interest in and suitability for the post, together with a completed copy of our online Personal Details form via email to Lstmjobs@liverpool.ac.uk, or by post to HR, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA

Contact Email: lstmjobs@liverpool.ac.uk

Application Deadline: 08/04/13