Research Assistant/Research Associate Statistician

Salary: £23,661-£26,629 or £27,428 – £35,788

Unit: Department of Public Health and Primary Care

*Limited Funding

The Primary Care Unit is seeking to appoint an ambitious and highly able statistician to support programmes of internationally competitive health services research on patient experience and cancer diagnosis and treatment.

The post holder will work closely with investigators at the Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research (led by Professor Martin Roland, Professor of health services research). The ideal candidate will have a broad, solid and practical knowledge of statistical analysis methods. The post is offered at either pre- or post-doctoral level.

Whilst aiming to fill this post immediately, we would happily defer the start date until September 2012 to recruit a talented individual who is currently completing Masters or PhD studies. We expect and encourage initiative, ambition, and a self-critical outlook on quality assurance and improvement of the methods and relevance of our work, and we reciprocate by offering mentoring and coaching and ample opportunities for professional development and growth. A recent previous pre-doctoral post-holder of a fixed-term post of similar nature was supported in achieving 14 peer reviewed publications, including 4 publications in journals with an impact factor > 10, and 3 publications as a first author.

Depending on demonstrated excellence in performance after appointment, and the motivation and stage of the career of a successful candidate, we will support them to compete for pre-doctoral or post-doctoral research fellowships at the end of the tenure of the present post.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Further particulars can be found here

Applications should comprise of a) a full CV, b) Parts 1 and 3 of Form CHRIS/6 – downloadable here and c) the names and contact details of three referees; at least of whom must be an academic referee whom we may approach before interview.

Applications should be sent, preferably by email to Lynette Watson: ku.ca.mac.cphpnull@nimda or by post to Strangeways Research Laboratory, Worts Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN

To enquire about the nature of the post please contact Dr Georgios Lyratzopoulos on ku.ca.mac.lhcsdemnull@092lg

Location: Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0SR

ALL APLLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5PM ON THE CLOSING DATE

*Limit of tenure: The appointment will initially be for 3 years, in the first instance.

Closing Date: June 10

Short-listed candidates will be called for interview on 25 June 2012.

Quote reference: RH00242

Research Associate/Social Scientist (part-time)

Salary: £27-578 – £35,938 pro-rata

Unit: Institute of Public Health

*Limited Funding

Applications are invited for a part-time Research Associate/Social Scientist to work on the Get Moving Project, as part of a team of researchers promoting fitness and decreasing the risk of ill health.

Working closely with medical anthropologist Simon Cohn, the successful applicant will conduct interviews with participants to explore their experiences ­- in particular, the extent to which interventions may have made increases in physical activity routine and habitual. Applicants should be able to apply a theoretical social science perspective to their work, boast methodological expertise, and be comfortable analysing and progressing data from research into published work within strict timeframes.

You will be flexible and well organised, with strong and effective research skills, capable of using your own initiative and have the ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships.

Further particulars can be found here

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

To apply please send a covering letter explaining your reasons for applying and your suitability for the post,  a copy of your current CV, plus completed parts 1 and 3 only of form CHRIS/6 – downloadable here - including the names and contact details of three referees. Applications should be emailed to Mrs Helen Ludford ku.ca.mac.lhcsdemnull@43lmh: or posted to her at the Institute of Public Health, Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0SR

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr Simon Cohn: ku.ca.mac.lhcsdemnull@nhoC.nomiS

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 12 NOON ON THE CLOSING DATE

*Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months from the date of appointment.

Closing Date: 31 May 2012

Interview Date: 08 June 2012

Quote reference: RH00221