Associate Professor or Professor of Medical Statistics and Clinical Trials and Director of Brighton

Brighton & Sussex Medical School is seeking to appoint a Senior Medical Statistician and Clinical Trials Unit Director. This appointment will be at Associate Professor or Full Professor level dependent on the experience of the successful candidate.

The UK Clinical Research Collaboration-registered Brighton and Sussex Clinical Trials Unit, co-located with the Department of Primary Care and Public Health at Brighton & Sussex Medical School conducts UK-based trials and other well-designed studies across a broad range of specialties, designs and interventions (e.g. drug and device trials, psychological interventions, digital health).

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role as Director of the only registered CTU within Kent, Surrey & Sussex, to continue to grow our CTU, deliver and champion high-quality research across the local and regional health economy and develop collaborations with industry.

The postholder will lead their own programme of research, as well as provide strategic direction to the CTU and oversee the team of statisticians, each of whom works on a mix of CTU-based and other research studies. The postholder will also work closely with the Director of Operations, Trial Managers and Data Management Team and represent the CTU at the UKCRC annual statisticians' network meeting. The Director will bring substantial experience of building and maintaining teams. They will actively seek out opportunities to collaborate with others, both internally within the partner universities and externally to enhance the quality of our research and reputation.

Associate Professor and upward are senior career-grade teaching and research positions and are expected to show academic leadership in both teaching and research, and to support the management and strategic planning processes of the School and the University.

The successful candidate will work with colleagues at BSMS, its host universities and NHS Trusts to undertake research, and contribute to research leadership and research-led undergraduate and postgraduate courses. They will be expected to have a portfolio of research projects linked to their statistical expertise.

The postholder will contribute to the delivery and further development of teaching in statistics across the School, and take a leadership role in providing undergraduate BMBS students with an excellent experience of statistical training across the curriculum.

For Professorial level the candidate will be expected to make a broad and sustained contribution to their field and discipline nationally and internationally, and to demonstrate sustained exceptional performance in research and innovation, education, and leadership and management. They will be required to undertake formal School level leadership roles appropriate to their background and portfolio.

Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is an equal partnership between the Universities of Sussex and Brighton together with NHS organisations throughout the South-East Region. BSMS is committed to inclusivity, sustainability, medical education in a multi-professional context, and promoting the highest possible standards in our teaching, clinical practice and research (ranging from early translational to applied).

Working together, our Academics, Technicians and Professional Services staff co-ordinate the passionate delivery of teaching and research, allowing us to remain one of the leading choices of medical schools in the UK. Our staff are multiskilled and work across varied teams, which are diverse, experienced and dedicated.

Our object as a School is to strive for excellence in education, training and research allowing us to support all in a constantly changing healthcare sector. We work to create a nurturing and supportive environment in which our staff and our students can succeed and thrive.

Our medical research has developed a strong reputation for making a real impact locally, nationally and internationally.

Ultimately, our research aims to:
• improve medical treatment
• answer fundamental biomedical and clinical questions
• deliver more personalised healthcare to patients.

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Brighton and Sussex Medical School is proud to hold a Gold Athena Swann Award.

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it\'s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

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Please contact: Head of Primary Care and Public Health Professor Carrie Llewellyn () or Dean of Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Professor Richard McManus () for informal enquiries.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

Please note that this position may be subject to ATAS clearance if you require visa sponsorship.

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The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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