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Risk Assessor, Mathematical Modeller (Surrey, UK)


VACANCY: Risk Analyst, Centre for Epidemiology & Risk Analysis, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, Surrey.
  • Do you want to put your mathematical modelling and/or quantitative risk assessment skills to good use?
  • Are you interested in biological systems, animal health and/or food safety, and would you find the challenge of these complex issues stimulating?
  • Are you a team player with excellent communication skills?
  • Do you want to help inform Government policy in the area of animal health and food safety?

If you can answer yes to all these questions, and are ready to use your modelling and analysis skills to help inform Government policy in the area of animal health and food safety then why not consider a career as a risk modeller in the internationally recognised Risk Analysis workgroup at the Veterinary Laboratories Agency? Using your existing and newly acquired knowledge you will conduct risk assessments on current topics of interest such as Salmonella, E.coli, avian influenza and BSE.

You must have a degree in a quantitative subject or a degree which includes a substantial quantitative element; examples include (but are not restricted to) mathematics, statistics, modelling science, veterinary or medical epidemiology, mathematics or statistics for biologists, operational research, physics, engineering. A demonstrated track record of experience and success in an aspect or aspects of quantitative risk assessment/mathematical modelling/simulation modelling would be of value, and successful applicants without appropriate risk assessment experience would be expected to have a relevant higher degree.

The post is in Pay Band D £22,300 - £32,100 per annum. The Civil Service offers a choice of pensions, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best. Other benefits include 30 days annual leave, an on-site nursery , flexible working and annual pay reviews.

Applications are welcome from all sections of the community irrespective of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age.

Further details and an application form can be obtained from the VLA website www.vla.gov.uk or by writing to: Personnel (AMK), Veterinary Laboratories Agency, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB quoting reference ADP 4021.

The closing date for receiving completed application forms is 11 June 2007.

Dr. Emma Snary,
Risk Analysis Workgroup,
Centre for Epidemiology & Risk Analysis,
Veterinary Laboratories Agency - Weybridge,
New Haw, Addlestone,
Surrey KT15 3NB
Tel: +44 (0)1932 357317
Fax: +44 (0)1932 357445
Email: E.L.Snary@vla.defra.gsi.gov.uk

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