Senior Research Fellow in Ophthalmic Biostatistics - London, United Kingdom - UCL Eastman Dental Institute

Description

About the role

The Vision and Eyes Group UCL is offering an exciting opportunity to an experienced postdoctoral research statistician to join us in a unique post that combines working on programmes of ophthalmic epidemiological research with a statistical advisory role in clinical ophthalmic research as well as teaching opportunities.

The post is funded by the Ulverscroft Foundation.

The successful candidate will be based in the Population, Policy and Practice Department at GOS ICH UCL. The post-holder will be expected to work independently and as part of a team, to liaise and work collaboratively, to lead or contribute to publications and to present the results of their work at study meetings, and at national or international scientific meetings, as appropriate.

The salary offered in this post is £51, - £54, per annum and it is funded for 36 months in the first instance.

About you

Applicants must have a PhD in Statistics or equivalent experience and a good level of relevant postdoctoral research experience including data analysis of large, complex healthcare datasets alongside good programming skills in at least one statistical language, ( Stata or R) and experience of writing papers for peer-reviewed journals. It is essential that candidates have a strong working knowledge of research methods in statistics and epidemiology and have strong statistical analytic skills.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance