Research Trainee

3 days ago

University of York, United Kingdom University of York Full time

**Department**:
Are you an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual interested in developing your research experience, whilst also being supported to undertake a PhD? This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Trainee to be part of a team of statisticians based within York Trials Unit (YTU). YTU is a leading UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) registered trials unit, renowned for its expertise in conducting randomised controlled trials of complex interventions

**Role**:
As a Research Trainee, you will conduct statistical analyses of randomised controlled trials and assist with the design, conduct and write-up of research for reports and publications. Alongside your main role, you will be supported to undertake a PhD at the University of York, under the supervision of Prof Catherine Hewitt. The PhD will focus on gaining more precise parameters to inform sample size calculations in trials involving two aspects: using a confidence interval approach for pilot criteria and approaches for establishing non-inferiority margins.

In addition to your salary, support for your PhD will include the payment of UK/EU tuition fees of £4,863, along with a training and development budget of £2,250.

**Skills, Experience & Qualification needed**:

- Knowledge of trials in healthcare and how to design and analyse data from them.
- Ability to undertake statistical programming and a working knowledge of statistical packages with excellent IT skills.
- Ability to undertake academic research, organise own research activities to agreed deadlines and quality standards.
- A good understanding of how quantitative research data are presented and interpreted.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate new and complex information effectively to a range of audiences.
- High level oral communication skills to enable the effective presentation of research progress and outcomes to key stakeholders
- Ability to communicate new and complex information effectively to a range of audiences
- Ability to develop internal and external contacts in order to enhance knowledge and understanding and form relationships for future collaboration.
- Ability to work as part of a team and also to work independently using own initiative.
- Experience of managing and analysing data and experience of summarising data in report format.

For a detailed list of essential criteria, please refer to the job description.

**Interview date**: To be confirmed

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