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Job Opportunities

We are regularly adding new posts as funding for new research projects comes online. Opportunities may arise for researchers, clinical trial managers, statisticians, administrators, systematic reviewers, study co-ordinators and a range of other posts. We welcome applications from candidates interested in undertaking and supporting the highest quality research in primary care.

Current vacancies

INTERNAL ONLY VACANCIES

Lead Statistician for Clinical Trials

Closing date: Wed Mar 27 2024 12:00 noon

Standard Grade 9: £52,825 - £61,198

Applications are invited for a Lead Statistician for Clinical Trials, this is a new role leading the team of Clinical Trial Statisticians and providing a robust statistical provision for the Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit. The post offers an opportunity to further your career within Clinical Trial Statistics.

You will oversee the statistical aspects of the CTU trial portfolio, contribute to grant applications and protocol development. You will have responsibility for statistical analysis plans, randomisation provision and study analysis for all PC-CTU studies.

You will have substantial experience as a trial statistician and of conducting statistical analysis, working with statistical packages, a track record of leading trial methodology research as well as experience of supervising and delivering graduate teaching.

You will be based in the Gibson Building, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG as your normal place of work you will be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working with your line manager.

The position is funded by NIHR until 31st March 2024 in the first instance.

For further information or discuss the post please contact Ly-Mee Yu ly-mee.yu@phc.ox.ac.uk

You will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Click here for information and advice on writing an effective Supporting Statement.

To apply please log in to HR Self Service https://staff.admin.ox.ac.uk/working-at-oxford/you-and-work/hr-self-service navigate to Vacancies from the employee dashboard and search for vacancy number 171545


 

Application Process

Unless stated otherwise all applications for our vacancies are made on line through the University of Oxford jobs website and only in very exceptional circumstances can we receive applications via other means. If you have a disability or other compelling reason that prevents you submitting an application on line please email our recruitment team at hr@phc.ox.ac.uk for advice.

Due to the additional work it creates and in fairness to other applicants, we are unable to accept late applications, so please make sure you are aware of the application deadline and submit yours in plenty of time. All posts close promptly at noon on the closing date (and remember to allow for technical hitches!)

Please follow the link in the posted advert to see further particulars and to apply. As part of your application, you will be required to upload the documents below:

1. A Curriculum Vitae, (for most posts, but not required for posts at grades 1-5 as a fuller on-line application form is completed)

2. A letter of application/supporting statement.

If you are applying for a research post and you have had periods of working part-time, please indicate this on your CV or in your supporting statement. This will ensure that any outputs such as publications are fairly judged when considered alongside the expected outputs of full-time workers.

Where posts are advertised full-time, we may be able to consider part-time working or job share arrangements depending on the requirements of the role. If you want to work part-time and this option is not expressly stated in the advert or job information, please email hr@phc.ox.ac.uk to enquire whether the role you are applying for might be available on a part-time basis.

Should you experience any difficulties using the online application system, please email recruitment.support@admin.ox.ac.uk

To return to the online application at any stage, please click on the following link www.recruit.ox.ac.uk

Sometimes emails from us may be caught in spam filters. If you are waiting to hear from us about an application please monitor your junk email folder. We contact all candidates to let them know the outcome whether they are shortlisted for interview or not.

Please be aware that for some positions we receive a high volume of applications and, although we do try to give feedback to unsuccessful candidates when requested, we are not always able to give individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. We shortlist candidates based on the selection criteria that you will find in the job description document.