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> From: Olive Goddard <olive.goddard@...>
> Date: 29 June 2005 09:09:37 BST
> To: CEBM-MEMBERS@...
> Subject: Re: Advert
> Reply-To: Olive Goddard <olive.goddard@...>
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> I have been asked to forward the following advertisement to you.
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> All good wishes,
>
> Olive
> University of Birmingham
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> School of Medicine, Medical School
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> WMHTAC (The West Midlands Health
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> Technology Assessment Collaboration)
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> Researcher
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> (Salary £19,460 - £29,128 a year depending on qualifications
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> and experience)
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> Applications are invited for an exciting post within a lively and
> friendly
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> team, supporting evidence-based healthcare regionally and nationally.
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> The successful applicant will automatically be entered onto our MSc in
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> HTA course, with fees paid.
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> The main duties of the post involve critically appraising research
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> evidence, primarily from existing reports and articles, and
> disseminating
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> the findings to healthcare decision-makers. The post also involves
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> undertaking systematic reviews and health technology assessments.
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> Applicants should be educated to degree level. If the degree is not in
> a
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> health-related subject, the applicants must have at least 12 months'
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> experience working in a health service or doing research on health.
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> A good understanding of medical vocabulary and the research
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> methods applied in healthcare is desirable. Applicants will be required
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> to demonstrate their ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses
> of
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> a piece of research at interview.
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> Duration of post: 1 year in the first instance, expected to be renewed
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> until March 2011.
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> Informal enquiries are encouraged and can be made to
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> Elaena Donald-Lopez (0121 414 7450; e.k.donaldlopez@...).
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> For more information about the team please look at our website:
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> www.pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/wmhtac/
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> Application forms (returnable by 2005) and details
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> from Personnel Services, The University of Birmingham,
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> Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT. Tel: 0121 415 9000,
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> web: www.personnel.bham.ac.uk/vacancies
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> Please quote reference M39162
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