Research Fellow (109273-0624)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: Ending 30 June 2028

About the Role 

For informal enquiries, please contact Nigel Stallard at n.stallard@warwick.ac.uk. 

Warwick Clinical Trials Unit wishes to appoint a Research Fellow to work on part of the EU Horizon project Innovate designs, extrapolation, simulation methods and evidence-tools for rare diseases addressing regulatory needs (INVENTS) led by Professor Sarah Zohar (INSERM, Paris).

You will contribute to a work package of this exciting project led by Professor Nigel Stallard at Warwick Clinical Trials Unit and Professor Martin Posch (Medical University of Vienna) that focusses on Increasing robustness of small population confirmatory trials using validated and credible models.

Based at Warwick Clinical Trials Unit under the direction of the Professor Nigel Stallard, and in collaboration with the wider project team, you will undertake innovative research, using analytic and simulation approaches to develop and evaluate novel statistical methods. This will involve developing Bayesian borrowing methods and exploring incorporation of PK/PD or in-silico models in the adaptive design of clinical trials that incorporate data from related populations. You will also play a full role in the project, including attending project meetings. You will be encouraged, in collaboration with colleagues in WMS as appropriate, to lead or contribute to grant applications to generate further funding for your research programme. Although this is primarily a research post, there may also be some opportunities for teaching and assisting in the supervision of postgraduate students.

The post is funded for 45 months, with a start date on, or as soon as possible after, 1 October 2024.

About You   

You will possess a PhD or equivalent qualification in statistics or a closely related subject or equivalent work experience with expertise in the development of statistical methodology for clinical trial design and analysis and interest or experience in adaptive design methods, Bayesian methods and/or PK/PD modelling. You will also have excellent communication and team-working skills required for a successful collaborative project. You may not possess a PhD if you have a track record of developing statistical methods in medical research.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure. 

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 02 July 2024 at 11.45pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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