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Senior Statistician

The South African Medical Research CouncilZA

25 days ago

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Job title : Senior Statistician

Job Location : Western Cape,

Deadline : October 05, 2025

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Responsibilities :

Research- Peer reviewed journal articles or book chapters, technical report.

Working on and coordinating all statistical aspects of one or more projects as study statistician.

Evidence of use of more complex data analysis techniques.

Write-up study design, sample size and analysis plan of proposals.

Oversee all aspects of the study such as design, data management, analysis and interpretation of results.

Transform data into formats that are clean and suitable for analysis.

Carry out independent computing in a timeous manner.

Conduct complex statistical analysis.

Attendance of advanced methodological training.

Poster or oral presentations at local or international conferences or at external meetings where own research is presented by the statistician.

Statistical support of Masters or PhD students.

Assist in teaching a Biostatistics course.

Develop course material

Contribution to management of the Unit or SAMRC through meeting organisation or participation in committees, reviews and organisational processes

Assistance with Unit reporting processes, organising academic days, journal clubs, etc

Core Requirements :

Hold a MSc in statistics, biostatistics, or biometry

At least 5 years’ experience in a clinical and health research environment

Evidence of strong academic background and peer-reviewed ISI publication record, with at least 7 ISI publications and at least 4 presentations at conferences or meetings

Registered for a PhD, proposal written and accepted by the University

At least 5 hours of teaching / training

Advantageous :

Experience working with epidemiology and public health research groups and centers.

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