Senior Statistician at The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Responsibilities:

• Research- Peer reviewed journal articles or book chapters, technical report.
• Working on and coordinating all statistical aspects of one or more projects as study statistician.
• Evidence of use of more complex data analysis techniques.
• Write-up study design, sample size and analysis plan of proposals.
• Oversee all aspects of the study such as design, data management, analysis and interpretation of results.
• Transform data into formats that are clean and suitable for analysis.
• Carry out independent computing in a timeous manner.
• Conduct complex statistical analysis.
• Attendance of advanced methodological training.
• Poster or oral presentations at local or international conferences or at external meetings where own research is presented by the statistician.
• Statistical support of Masters or PhD students.
• Assist in teaching a Biostatistics course.
• Develop course material
• Contribution to management of the Unit or SAMRC through meeting organisation or participation in committees, reviews and organisational processes
• Assistance with Unit reporting processes, organising academic days, journal clubs, etc

Core Requirements:

• Hold a MSc in statistics, biostatistics, or biometry
• At least 5 years’ experience in a clinical and health research environment
• Evidence of strong academic background and peer-reviewed ISI publication record, with at least 7 ISI publications and at least 4 presentations at conferences or meetings
• Registered for a PhD, proposal written and accepted by the University
• At least 5 hours of teaching/training

Advantageous:

• Experience working with epidemiology and public health research groups and centers.