Lecturer in Biostatistics

Salary: £47,389 to £56,535 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 19 September 2025

The Role

The main purpose of this role is to apply innovative statistical methodology relevant to clinical trials. The postholder will be a member of the Biostatistics Research Group (BRG) and will seek opportunities to expand and develop the group through a range of mechanisms.

The person will collaborate on new and existing clinical trials projects led by teams within and beyond the Faculty, being fully involved in the design, funding, conduct and analysis of the work. Generally, this will involve supervision and line- management of colleagues.

The BRG provides statistical expertise to a large portfolio of ongoing clinical trials and observational studies, working closely with the Newcastle Clinical trials Unit and the NIHR Research Support Service. The BRG has significant strengths in both applied and methodological medical research.

The BRG provides statistical teaching and supervision within the Faculty and for statistical and data science MSc programmes. At Lecturer level, you would be expected to play an active role in the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate education. You would also be expected to submit and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate research projects and supervise PhD students.

The University has developed an Academic Job Summary Guidance document which summarises the range of activities that academic colleagues may be expected to perform.

If you have any questions, please reach out to James Wason at James.Wason@newcastle.ac.uk.

Key Accountabilities

Research:

• Conduct biostatistical research both independently and within research teams, including developing and/or applying innovative statistical methodology
• Consistently publish research in peer reviewed publications likely to be rated at a 3* or 4* level in the Research Excellence Framework
• Disseminate research findings through national and international conferences and other venues
• Attract funding for research from a range of peer reviewed external sources
• Contribute towards the development and running of cutting-edge research projects
• Provide advice to investigators through the NIHR Research Support Service

Teaching:

• Lead and contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses in the faculty
• Contribute to external short-courses run by the BRG
• Submit and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate research projects
• Supervise PhD students
• Meet, as needed, with students for pastoral support and guidance

Leadership/administration:

• To strengthen the BRG’s national and international profile through forming collaborations and presenting work at conferences
• To seek opportunities to further develop an independent area of research in the BRG

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A substantial (relative to career length) track record of publication in leading peer reviewed journals.
• High level of understanding of clinical trial design and analysis and potential to work as senior trial statistician on funded clinical trials
• Experience in preparing research proposals and applying for research funding
• Experience of teaching statistics in an accessible way
• Experience with supervision of PhD students and/or overseeing research staff
• Experience in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to successfully develop and support research projects

Desirable

• Experience in statistical methodology research (published in high ranking applied or statistics methodology journals)
• Ability to develop and deliver innovative approaches to design and analysis of clinical trials

Attributes and Behaviour

• Able to work in partnership with others with excellent interpersonal skills
• Ambitious to grow and develop as a researcher
• Proactive and delivers on commitments/deadlines
• Confident and clear communicator
• Empathetic to the needs of staff and of a diverse student body
• Promotes a culture of mutual respect
• Willingness and ability to engage in leadership roles within the Institute

Qualifications

• Formal postgraduate qualification in statistics (e.g. MSc or PhD in Statistics)
• A PhD in a relevant discipline (or equivalent research-based expertise)

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

Requisition ID: 28464