Details
1080722
University of Leicester
08/07/2024
Other - See Job
37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Smart Casual
Pay
£16.10
£1.94
Description
Role
The successful applicants will support data collection and analysis within research projects 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.
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week across 5 days
Length of Internship: 8 weeks, which includes 3 weeks on a group project, and 5 weeks on an individual project.
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Duties and responsibilities
This role will last for 8 weeks, including;
3 week group project:
• Develop statistical programming skills in R and RShiny
• Work collaboratively with fellow interns to create an RShiny app
5 week individual project on one of the following topics:
• Project 1 - Evidence synthesis methods for health technology assessment: This project will involve data processing tasks, including data extraction and formatting, as preparation for applying models to clinical data from trial reports using a disease case-study in rheumatoid arthritis. It will also involve programming of models using specialist statistical software (e.g., WinBUGS)
• Project 2 - Update of a systematic review on lifestyle interventions for preventing Type 2 diabetes mellitus: This project will involve reviewing the literature and undertaking a preliminary analysis of the extracted data using statistical software (e.g., R, Stata).
• Project 3 - Data visualisation in RShiny: This project will involve the analysis of patient reported outcomes data. An RShiny app will then be created to illustrate the data and results in an interactive way.
Interns will have the opportunity to attend the Young Statisticians’ Meeting 2024 in Birmingham.
Skills and experience
Essential
• Must be enrolled on second/third year of a relevant degree level programme in the UK. Whilst mathematics, statistics or data science are preferred subjects, other relevant subjects include: economics, computing, physics, biomedical sciences, psychology *
• Basic knowledge of statistical concepts *
• High level of proficiency in English, sufficient to undertake research and administrative activities using English Language materials and to communicate effectively with staff *
Desirable
• Experience with relevant office and other software packages (for example, document processing packages such as MS Word or Latex, statistical packages such as R, Stata or WinBUGS) *
• Experience and knowledge of applying research skills and techniques to deliver outputs on time and to the required quality.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Self-motivated and ability to meet deadlines
*Criteria to be used in shortlisting candidates for interview
Location
George Davies Centre, University of Leicester
Additional information
In addition to the salary, up to £1,000 is available towards the cost of travel and accommodation if applicants are not living locally to the University of Leicester.
How to apply: Applicants should submit a CV, a list of their completed undergraduate modules and grades. They should also submit a covering letter detailing their interest in Medical Statistics, previous statistical experience, and motivation for pursuing a research career in this field.
Closing date for applications: Friday 7th June
A priority of this scheme is to provide research and development opportunities for groups that are underrepresented in postgraduate research and our aim is to award at least one of the three internships to those that match the following Widening Participation Criteria. At Leicester we are particularly focused on including and increasing participation from:
• Those from minority ethnic communities
• Those with registered disabilities
• Students from Low Participation Neighbourhoods (LPN), assessed by post code
• Mature students
• Students that are unpaid carers
If applicants would like to be considered under this prioritisation, please complete the Widening Participation Eligibility form – this can be requested by emailing unitemps@le.ac.uk.
Informal enquires are encouraged and should be directed to
Dr. Janharpreet Singh js929@leicester.ac.uk Or Dr. Sarah Booth sarah.booth@leicester.ac.uk
A webinar for prospective applicants is planned to be held on Friday 31st May to give further information about the internship scheme. Please email Dr. Janharpreet Singh (js929@leicester.ac.uk) if you would like to attend.
Due to the volumes of applications we receive, any indicated closing date is subject to change at the hiring manager’s discretion. Please ensure if you are interested in a position, you apply at the earliest available opportunity.
If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the indicated closing date, unfortunately your application has not been successful in this instance.
If you are looking for support with your application, including how to write a CV or Cover Letter, please visit the University of Leicester Careers and Employability Service webpages HERE. We would encourage you to attend an application coaching appointment, and these can be booked via MyCareers, or in person in the Career Hub, David Wilson Library.
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