Details
1079596
University of Leicester
17/06/2024
Other - See Job
35 hours per week across 5 days
Not Applicable
Pay
£16.10
£1.94
Description
Role
The successful applicant will support data collection and analysis within Medical Research Council funded research project based in the Biostatistics Research Group in the Department of Population Health Sciences. During this Internship you will develop your statistical skills and learn new statistical software packages.
Duties and responsibilities
• Read and review materials on medical statistics
• Learn or develop knowledge of statistical software packages (e.g. R, WinBUGS)
• Support activities within MRC research project
• Present results orally and in writing
Skills and experience
• Must be registered on a relevant undergraduate course in the UK or Republic of Ireland. Whilst mathematics, statistics or data science are preferred subjects, other relevant subjects include: economics, computing, physics, biomedical sciences, psychology
• Effective exchange of work-related information
• Some knowledge of statistics
• Knowledge of basic software packages (MS Word and MS Power Point (or Latex), MS Excel)
• Familiarity with a statistical package such as R or Stata
Location
Department of Population Health Sciences, George Davies Centre
Additional information
Closing date for applications: Monday 6th May 2024
Duration: 8 Weeks
Start date: From 17th June 2024 to 1st July 2024
How to Apply: Applicants should submit a CV and covering letter detailing any relevant skills and experience you have in relation to the job summary form.
Informal enquires are encouraged and should be directed to
Prof Sylwia Bujkiewicz
sylwia.bujkiewicz@le.ac.uk
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