A new research Fellow – Biostatistician, with an MSc in either medical statistics or epidemiology & ideally have a strong background in longitudinal clinical data analysis – is required to join the CureME Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) research group at Clinical Research department, Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).
The post-holder will be joining the CureME research group, to help with longitudinal data analysis, including clinical and lab-based derived data on consenting research participants with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), and control groups, from the UK ME/CFS Biobank (UKMEB). Alongside this, there will be opportunities to contribute to grant applications, including high profile epidemiological studies using electronic health record data. Furthermore, the post-holder will be expected to help drafting the resulting publications and will be co-authoring them with the team.
More information on the ME Biobank – where all the basic running costs of approximately £80,000 per annum are provided by the MEA Ramsay Research Fund.
More details on the research post here.
Dr Charles Shepherd,
Trustee and Hon. Medical Adviser to the ME Association.
Member of the 2018-2021 NICE Guideline Committee.
Member of the 2002 Independent Working Group on ME/CFS.
