Cochrane is seeking a Senior Methods Adviser to join its Editorial Board

Specifications: Availability for the equivalent of one half day per week (0.1 FTE)Salary: Around £8,000 or equivalent per annumLocation: UnlimitedApplication Closing Date: 20th  Jan 2018ContextAs part of its Transformation Project, we are creating a new Editorial Board for the Cochrane Library. The Editorial Board will be responsible for developing and monitoring editorial and content strategy for the Library, and monitoring the performance of the Cochrane Library, in support of the Editor in Chief and his team.   We are now seeking an experienced methodologist to join the Board, to provide specialist guidance and support to the Board.The Board will also include:Senior Editors leading the eight new Networks of Cochrane Review Groups (CRGs)Professor Sally Green representing and providing support for knowledge translation activitiesA representative of the decision maker or evidence user community (to be appointed)Accountability and ResponsibilityThe Editorial Board will be accountable to Cochrane ’s Editor in Chief (EiC). It will be responsible for supporting the EiC and overseeing development and implementation of an editorial strategy, the review production process for Cochrane Reviews, and monitoring the performance of the Cochrane Library.The Senior Methods Adviser  role on the Editorial Board will include the following:Providing guidance to the Board on methodological issues, and advocating for methods that will guide evidence informed decision makingProviding a comm...
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