Career Development Fellowship

Fixed Term: 3 years

Starting salary £26,022 to £27,623 per annum

We are looking for a bright, well-motivated post-doctoral researcher with strong epidemiological/statistical skills to undertake research using existing routinely collected data on whether there are gender differences in consulting for particular chronic or life-threatening illnesses.  This is an excellent opportunity for someone to receive postdoctoral experience in a leading research establishment with a view to developing a research career in the field of social public health research.   This 3 year post offers opportunities to undertake research in an exciting, timely and policy-relevant area whilst gaining further research training.

You must have an honours degree and a PhD (awarded, about to be awarded or very close to submission) in a biological, biomedical or social science, epidemiology or public health. The PhD should include a strong quantitative component. You should also have a good understanding of epidemiological methods and statistics, experience of undertaking multivariate statistical analyses and knowledge of appropriate statistical packages (e.g. SPSS, Stata, SAS, R).

This is a Medical Research Council Band 4 post with salary of £26,022 to £27,623 pa. The MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has an excellent working environment for staff and is well resourced with an impressive track record in studying the impact of social factors on health and illness. For further information visit www.sphsu.mrc.ac.uk.

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Kate Hunt by e-mail (kate@sphsu.mrc.ac.uk) or by telephone 0141 357 3949 for an informal discussion. Applications should be submitted electronically on our e:recruitment system at http://jobs.mrc.ac.uk. If you do not have internet access or experience technical difficulties, please call 01793 301049, quoting reference number SPHS10/055.

As part of your application, you should complete the cover letter section indicating reasons for applying for the post and how you meet the criteria in the Person Specification. A full CV should also be attached. If you have not yet submitted your PhD please attach a letter from your supervisor confirming your likely submission date.

The post will be available immediately; the successful candidate would be expected to start as soon afterwards as is mutually convenient. Candidates invited for interview may be asked to provide papers that have been published or submitted for publication, or chapters of their thesis, for review prior to the interview.

Closing date for applications: 24th March 2010.

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 19th April 2010.

The Medical Research Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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