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FURTHER PARTICULARS
THE SCHOOL
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is one of Europe’s leading
schools of Public Health and a leading postgraduate institution worldwide for
research and postgraduate education in global health.
Part of the University of London, the London School is the largest institution of its
kind in Europe with a remarkable depth and breadth of expertise encompassing
many disciplines. The School was ranked one of the top 3 research institutions in the
country in the Times Higher Education’s 'table of excellence', which is based on the
2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). In 2009, the School became the first
UK institution to win the Gates Award for Global Health.
The School’s environment is a rich multicultural one: there are almost 4000 students
from 100+ countries following 22 taught masters courses delivered either in London
(~650) or through distance learning (~2700), and undertaking research degree
training (~400). Over 40% of these students are from non-European countries. The
largest growth has been in distance learning students (>40% over 3 years), though
the London-based student population (where accommodation limits growth) is at its
highest level ever. Alumni are working in more than 180 countries. The School has
about 1500 staff drawn from over 60 nationalities.
There are research collaborations with over 100 countries throughout the world,
utilizing our critical mass of multidisciplinary expertise which includes clinicians,
epidemiologists, statisticians, social scientists, economists, molecular biologists,
immunologists, ophthalmologists, anthropologists, virologists, pharmacologists and
nutritionists. At any one time around 100 School staff are based overseas,
particularly in Africa and Asia. We have a strong commitment to partnership with
institutions in low and middle income countries to support the development of
teaching and research capacity.
The School has expanded greatly in recent years. Its research funding now exceeds
£67M per annum, much of it from highly competitive national and international
sources. The commitment of staff to methodological rigour, innovative thinking and
policy relevance will ensure that the School continues to occupy a leadership
position in national and global health, adapting quickly to new challenges and
opportunities.
Mission
To improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership
to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation
of knowledge into policy and practice.
THE FACULTY
The Faculty of Epidemiology & Population Health (EPH) houses a large group of
epidemiologists, demographers, statisticians and nutritionists working on issues of
major public health importance in the UK and globally. EPH has approximately 330
staff members organised into four research departments.
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Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Department of Medical Statistics
Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology
Department of Population Health
The Faculty has a teaching programme consisting of ten MSc courses:
Epidemiology, Demography and Health, Medical Statistics, Public Health in
Developing Countries (run jointly with the Faculties of Infectious & Tropical Diseases
and Public Health & Policy), Nutrition for Global Health, Reproductive & Sexual
Health Research, Veterinary Epidemiology (run jointly with the Royal Veterinary
College), Global Mental Health (run jointly with Kings College London - Institute of
Psychiatry) and the Distance Learning courses in Epidemiology and Clinical Trials.
The Faculty also has approximately 149 research students studying for an MPhil,
PhD or DrPH degree. The Dean of Faculty is Professor John Edmunds.
THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology is the main focus
of research on the epidemiology of non-communicable diseases at the London
School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. While most of our studies have been in the
UK or other high income countries, we have a growing programme of research on
non-communicable diseases in low and middle income countries, including India and
parts of the former Soviet Union. Research interests range from genetic susceptibility
to disease, through metabolic and endocrine disease mechanisms to personal
behaviours and the population health effects of changes in national diets and
drinking behaviours. Themes include determinants of ethnic variation in disease risk;
adverse drug reactions; epidemiology of ageing; foetal and childhood origins of adult
disease; determinants of reproductive outcomes; cardiovascular disease; growth
factors and cancer risk; natural history of genital human papillomavirus (HPV); time
trends in cancer survival; non-communicable diseases in low and middle income
countries. The department has considerable methodological strength and
experience, particularly in the analysis of genetic association studies and the
conduct and analysis of large scale longitudinal cohort and record linkage studies.
We work closely with colleagues in other departments and faculties and have
excellent collaborative links with researchers in other institutions around the world.
Funding comes from a wide variety of sources including the Medical Research
Council, the Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK. The Department head is
Prof. Liam Smeeth.
Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group
The post-holder will be part of the Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group
within the Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology. The research
of the Group is designed to describe and explain local, national, international and
socio-economic differences and inequalities in cancer survival. The results help
policy-makers to target investment in cancer services to improve survival and reduce
inequalities. Geographic differences in survival are being explored within the UK and,
in the EUROCARE and CONCORD projects, in collaboration with cancer registries
and research institutions in more than 60 countries worldwide.
The Cancer Survival Group is responsible for producing the official National
Statistics on cancer survival for England, in close collaboration with the Office for
National Statistics (ONS). It also collaborates with ONS on a range of other projects,
analysing and publishing trends and socio-demographic patterns in cancer survival
for all the major cancers by age, sex and socio-economic status in England.
The Group is actively involved in methodological innovation in survival analysis, and
participates in the European network CENSURE. Statistical software and other tools
for cancer survival analysis developed by the Group have become widely used, and
are freely accessible via its webpages. More information about the Cancer Survival
Group and its research can be found at:
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/eph/ncde/cancersurvival/
THE POST
POST:
CONCORD Study Administrator
RESPONSIBLE TO: Dr Claudia Allemani – Natalia Sanz
GRADE:
Grade 3 on the Professional Support Pathway
The following is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities but is intended to give an
overall idea of what is required. For instance, the administrative support of research
projects involves many tasks, from setting up a file to help over budgets and
everything in between.
CONCORD Study Administrator
1.
Provide administrative support for the CONCORD study and all CONCORDrelated projects held in the Cancer Survival Group, liaising with School central
services and funders as required:
2.
Provide administrative assistance to CONCORD personnel, including
organisation of their travel, meetings and schedules; assisting liaison with the
CONCORD Steering Committee and other scientific colleagues world-wide;
3.
Assist with the organisation of meetings for the CONCORD study; liaise with
speakers to co-ordinate their travel and accommodation; ensure that relevant
audio-visual facilities are available; provide administrative support for the
production of meeting documents and audiovisual materials; organise catering
and social events;
4.
Provide administrative support for personnel matters relating to the CONCORD
study; prepare job descriptions, advertisements and other personnel
documentation;
5.
Maintain excellent relations with colleagues and collaborators in the School and
in up to 250 collaborating centres world-wide, using all relevant means of
communication.
6.
Provide assistance to the CONCORD Programme Manager in the preparation
of schedules, agendas and minutes for CONCORD study teleconferences,
video- conferences and other meetings, and help to ensure that all agreed
actions are followed up.
7.
Provide support for the organisation of contact and mailing lists, and relevant
electronic and physical filing systems and documentation.
8.
Support the CONCORD Data Manager with adherence to the requirements of
participating cancer registries, including ethical approvals and related
procedures.
9.
Assist the CONCORD Programme Manager and the Cancer Research UK
Cancer Survival Group Co-ordinator in all administrative aspects of the Group’s
work, as required, and provide cover for any absence.
10. Assist with the organisation and administration of short courses organised by
the Cancer Survival Group.
11. Contribute to general activities of the Department, Faculty and School that help
to promote the objectives of the School.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential skills and experience
1.
Proven experience of project administration
2.
Proven experience of supporting small and large-scale meetings/conferences,
including minute-taking, preparing agendas and other meeting documents.
3.
Proven ability to set up, develop and maintain accurate and up-to-date
computer and paper records.
4.
Ability to recognise when work is of a confidential nature and the implications of
confidentiality requirements on how the work is carried out.
5.
Ability to use initiative, meet tight deadlines and to manage his/her own
workload through effective prioritising and time management.
6.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, in English, including experience
of writing own correspondence and drafting documents.
7.
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills and the ability to deal
confidently and politely with face-to-face, telephone, written and email
enquiries.
8.
Excellent standard of presentation of work.
9.
High standard of IT skills, ideally including Word (and/or WordPerfect), Excel,
Powerpoint, Reference Manager (or other bibliographic software), internet and
email with willingness to become proficient in new software packages.
Desirable skills and experience
1.
Fluency or competence in one or more major languages other than English.
2.
Previous work experience in a cancer research environment.
3.
Proven experience of administration in a Higher Education and/or Public Health
setting
SALARY AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT
The appointment is available from September and is currently funded until 31
December 2016. The appointment will be made on LSHTM’s Professional Support
Pathway scale Grade 3 (£23,129 - £26,222) pro-rated depending on qualifications
and experience. The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of
service. Membership of the SAUL Pension Scheme is available.
APPLICATIONS
Applications should be made on-line at our website at jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. The
reference for this post is CC08 Online applications will be accepted by the
automated system until midnight on of the closing date. Any queries regarding the
application process may be addressed to [email protected].
The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience
and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more
paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part
of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that
the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as
"Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. Please note that if you
are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible
to offer you an alternative date.