JOB VACANCY
Job description
We are looking for an enthusiastic Biostatistician/Epidemiologist who will perform
biostatistical and epidemiological analyses in the field of nephrology within an international
context. The applicant will work on EURODOPPS – a large dataset including the clinical data of
more than 25 thousand haemodialysis patients from 7 European countries participating in the
global Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) (www.dopps.org). DOPPS is
aimed at extending survival and improving the quality of life of hemodialysis patients worldwide.
Through its many publications it has contributed to the evidence base incorporated into clinical
practice guidelines.
The EURODOPPS data are collected and managed by DOPPS, but the ERA-EDTA Registry for
dialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients (www.era-edta-reg.org) in the Academic
Medical Center (AMC) in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) has received access to them.
Tasks will include the further processing of the data; participation in the development of
research proposals for evaluation by the EURODOPPS supervisory committee; performing
epidemiological and biostatistical analyses of the data, providing methodological advice to the
other members of the team, supervising visiting researchers working on the data; and
participation in the writing of scientific papers and grant applications.
Department
The department of medical informatics in the AMC performs research in the area of patient care
evaluation using epidemiological, biostatistical and informatics techniques. It hosts a number of
medical registries, including the ERA-EDTA Registry and the EURODOPPS database. The
candidate will be part of our research group including epidemiologists, a medical information
scientist, a database manager and PhD students. As a group we hold close contacts with
nephrologists and epidemiologists from all over Europe. On a regular basis we have visiting
researchers. Finally, we give international CME courses in epidemiology for nephrologists and
nephrology researchers.
What we offer
We offer an interesting dynamic and international research environment in which the
Biostatistician/Epidemiologist will work together with epidemiologists and nephrologists from all
over Europe and the DOPPS coordinating center in the US. We offer a position of 32 hours per
week for one year with funding available thereafter. After one year there will be a decision on job
contract renewal. The salary depends on experience and takes place in accordance with CAOUMCs, salary scale 10 or 11 (maximum € 4.794,- gross per month). The applicant will get a
position at the AMC Medical Research BV (www.amr.nl), which has excellent terms of
employment including a holiday allowance of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% of the gross
annual salary.
What we ask for
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A PhD in Biostatistics or Epidemiology.
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Excellent communication skills and a clear style of writing.
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Excellent oral and writing skills in the English language.
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Extensive experience in statistical testing and modelling, including advanced etiological
modelling methods. This experience is shown from scientific publications in this area.
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Experience in the writing of research proposals.
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Experience in the use of SAS or STATA.
Information
For questions about this vacancy, please contact: Prof. Dr. Kitty Jager, ERA-EDTA Registry,
Department of Medical Informatics, tel. +31-(0)20-5667637, e-mail: k.j.jager@amc.uva.nl.
You can apply until November 29, 2015 through www.amc.nl, by www.academictransfer.com or
by sending an email to e.f.guggenheim@amc.uva.nl with reference to ‘EURODOPPS position’.
All job interviews will take place in December 2015.