Seeking Editorial Assistant and Systematic Reviewer - Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care, Oxford, UK

Main Area: Pain MangementHours: Full time, 37.5 hours per weekLocation: Oxford, UKSalary:£26,565 to £35,577 per annumClosing: 19 October 2017Interviews: 20 November 2017We would like to invite applications for this interesting and challenging opportunity to support the day-to-day running of the editorial office, and to contribute to the development of Cochrane systematic reviews in the field of pain, and palliative and supportive care.The Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Review Group (PaPaS) is part of Cochrane. This is an international network of individuals and organisations committed to preparing, maintaining, updating, and disseminating the results of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions to help people make well-informed decisions about healthcare.  The focus of this Cochrane Review Group (CRG) is studies of interventions for acute pain, chronic pain, headache and migraine, palliative care for those with life-limiting disease or illness, and supportive care of patients and significant others living with serious illness. PaPaS is one of more than 50 CRGs worldwide which contribute to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) on the Cochrane Library.The group is funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) in the United Kingdom as part of the Research and Development programme. This post is funded for 12 months in the first instance, at 0.8 FTE (fewer hours may be considered for the right candidate).An Editorial Assistant and...
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