GIS Officer Ethnicity and Health Programme ref SPHS10/354

Fixed term 4 months.

We have an excellent opportunity for a GIS Officer to join our Ethnicity and Health Programme. The post holder will use GIS systems to map the findings from a project that examines the effect of neighbourhoods on ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk.

Your main duties will include collating and mapping the distribution of data, documenting all GIS data sets produced for the project, providing written and oral reports on progress for team meetings, providing analytic and administrative help with other areas of the project when required, and assisting with the mapping of findings from related projects on neighbourhoods and health in the Ethnicity and Health programme.

It is essential you have a good (1^st or 2:1) honours degree in geography, environmental sciences or related discipline, and an MSc in GIS or related discipline. Experience in geocoding, calculating variables such as distance is essential. You should also have an understanding of GIS principles and applications, knowledge of Arcview and familiarity with the key UK geographic and social datasets.

This is a Medical Research Council Band 4 post with a starting salary between £26,022 and £31,758 pa pro rata.

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

For further details, including the full Job Description and Person Specification and to apply please go to http://jobs.mrc.ac.uk. If, after having read these details, you have further questions about the post, please contact Dr Seeromanie Harding (s.harding@sphsu.mrc.ac.uk) for an informal discussion or phone 0141 357 3949.

Applications should be submitted electronically on our e:recuiment system at http://jobs.mrc.ac.uk. If you do not have internet access or experience technical difficulties, please call Satwinder Aujla on 01793 867955, quoting reference number SPHS10/354. Applicants should complete the cover letter section indicating reasons for applying for the post and how s/he meets the criteria in the Person Specification. A full CV should also be attached.

Closing date: 30^th August 2010.

Interviews are likely be held during week commencing:13^th September 2010.

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