Postdoctoral Research Associate (Quantitative Research And Data Analytics)

Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate (Quantitative Research and Data Analytics) to join a team of academics, software developers and healthcare professionals and contribute to a quantitative evaluation of AI and Data-driven decision-making in mental health. The primary aim of this 2-year project is to evaluate the efficacy and compatibility of the Management and Supervision Tool (MaST) provided by Holmusk, which is the first data-driven and AI-enabled decision support tool for clinicians in the adult Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) of the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH).

The postholder will lead the quantitative evaluation of the efficacy of MaST and its AI components. This will entail (1) analysing the costs and effects of alternative mental health interventions, (2) evaluating the current clinical efficacy of MaST and its AI components, and (3) applying alternative machine learning and AI algorithms to evaluate the associations between Risk of Crisis and predictor variables. The postholder will lead quantitative evaluation and Data Analytics, and draft reports and manuscripts.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

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Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

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Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Yu-wang Chen

Professor of Decision Sciences and Business Analytics

Alliance Manchester Business School | Room 3.074 | The University of Manchester | Booth Street West | Manchester | M15 6PB.

Email: yu-wang.chen@manchester.ac.uk

URL: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/yu-wang.chen

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.