The MRC Biostatistics Unit aims to advance medical science by the development of statistical methodology. It is one of Europe's leading biostatistics research institutions and includes many internationally renowned statisticians. It provides a privileged environment for conducting research, with negligible administration, no requirement to teach, and access to important applications of high public interest.
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Current Vacancies
Summer Intern
(Linda Sharples)
Salary £13,470 to £14,566
Fixed Term [Position is funded for 2-3 months, to be taken during the period June to September 2012]
A summer internship is available at the MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge to work within the programme "Methods and applications in the Management of Heart & Lung Diseases", led by Dr. Linda Sharples. The successful candidate will work on analysis of results from the EuroSCORE study of risk assessment in cardiac surgery. The EuroSCORE study collected prospective risk and outcome data on 22,381 patients undergoing major cardiac surgery in 154 hospitals in 43 countries over a 2 month period. The project involves the re-analysis of risk factors for death following cardiac surgery under a series of model assumptions.
The intern would be responsible for analysing the results and writing a comprehensive report on their work. The intern may also be required to prepare a presentation of their findings for the research team if progress permits. We expect the analysis to involve exploratory analysis and logistic regression methods to produce the risk model. Then further models involving methods such as, random effects, multiple imputation and shrinkage techniques will be explored to further improve predictions.
The intern will be jointly supervised by Dr. Linda Sharples and Maxine Bennett. The duration of the internship is 2-3 months to be taken during the period June to September 2012. Salary would be dependent on the age and experience of the successful candidate. MRC terms and conditions apply.
For further details about this post and the MRC Biostatistics Unit, please visit our web site at www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk. For an informal discussion about this post please contact maxine.bennett@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk.
Applications are handled by the RCUK Shared Services Centre; to apply please visit our job board at https://ext.ssc.rcuk.ac.uk/ and complete an online application form. Applicants who would like to receive this advert in an alternative format (e.g. large print, Braille, audio or hard copy), or who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on 01793 867003. Please quote reference number IRC54486.
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Closing date: 28th May 2012
Interview date: 13th June 2012
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