Research Position for 1 Year Cambridge UK

[Richard Prager]

                            Euro-PUNCH Project

                 Research Assistant Position for One Year

Under the terms of a grant recently awarded to the Euro-PUNCH Project we
expect to offer a one year's Research Assistant position in Cambridge to
investigate the use of:

          Neural Networks in the Prediction of Risk in Pregnancy

Euro-PUNCH is a collaborative Project funded by the Human Capital and
Mobility Programme of the Commission of the European Communities.  Thus,
the post is available only to a citizen of a European Union Member State
(but not British), who wishes to come to work in the United Kingdom.

>From the obstetrical point of view, the principal focus of the Euro-PUNCH
Project lies in the use of patient-specific measurements of an
epidemiological nature (such as maternal age, past obstetrical history,
etc.) as well as fetal heart rate recordings, in the forecasting of a
number of specific Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.

>From the neural network point of view, the Project involves the design of
pattern-processing and classification systems which can be trained to
forecast problems in pregnancy.  This will involve continuation of work on
pattern-classification and regression analysis, using neural networks
operating on a very large database of about 1.2 million pregnancies from
various European countries.  Challenging components of the project include
dealing with missing and uncertain variables, sensitivity analysis,
variable selection procedures and cluster analysis.

Many leading European obstetrical centres are involved in the Euro-PUNCH
project, and close collaboration with a number of these will be an
essential component of the post offered.

Candidates for this post are expected to have a good first degree and
preferably a post-graduate degree in a relevant discipline.  Come
familiarity with medical statistics and neural networks is desirable but
not essential.

Salary (on the RA scale) will depend on age and experience, and is likely
to be in the range of #14,317 to #15,986 per annum.  Appointment would be
subject to satisfactory health screening.

Applications will close on 23rd August 1995.

Interviews will be held in Cambridge and are likely to be on Wednesday 30th
August 1995.

Applications (naming two referees) should be submitted to:

	  Dr Kevin J Dalton PhD FRCOG
	  Division of Materno-Fetal Medicine, Dept. Obstetrics & Gynaecology
	  University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital
	  Cambridge  CB2 2QQ
		  Tel: +44-1223-410250   Fax: +44-1223-336873 or 215327
		  e-mail: kjd5 at cus.cam.ac.uk

Informal enquiries about the project should be directed to:
   (Obstetric side)   Dr Kevin Dalton   kjd5 at cus.cam.ac.uk
   (Engineering Side) Dr Niranjan       niranjan at eng.cam.ac.uk
   (Engineering Side) Dr Richard Prager rwp at eng.cam.ac.uk