The Role

The main purpose of this role is to conduct applied and/or methodological research relevant to medical research and to be involved in teaching. You 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.

You will collaborate on new and existing medical research 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 biostatistics research, especially in clinical trials methodology. We would especially welcome applications from candidates who complement our group’s strengths.

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.

Newcastle University accords parity of esteem to teaching and research; aims to deliver teaching and facilitate learning of the highest quality; and invests in excellent staff. A popular course in academic practice is available for staff with responsibilities in teaching and research supervision and new appointees are required to gain the first module.

The post is full time, permanent.

For informal enquiries please contact 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 medical research and potential to work as senior statistician on funded studies
• 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
• Experience in statistical methodology research (published in high ranking applied or statistics methodology journals) (Desirable)
• Ability to develop and deliver innovative approaches to design and analysis of medical research studies. (Desirable)