Research Associate in Administrative Data Analysis

Research Associate in Administrative Data Analysis
Department/School: Bamford Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing, School of Psychology
Campus: Belfast
Salary: £31,414 - £34,998 per annum
Duration: Fixed-term until 31st December 2027 / Full-time
Closing Date: 8th July 2024
Reference Number: 029062

- ABOUT US -

We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland.

Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.

- THE ROLE -

This post is an exciting opportunity for a postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in secondary Data Analysis of large Administrative Datasets to contribute to a newly established national Population Health Improvement Cluster (PHIC) with a focus on mental health, funded by UKRI. The initiative is led by King’s College London, in partnership with Thrive LDN.

The post holder will work on a project exploring population-level policies and public health interventions impacting mental health inequalities in the short, medium and long-term in people living with multiple long-term conditions using secondary data sources. They will lead on data analyses and write up findings for scientific publications and funder reports, and will be expected to contribute to network meetings, away days, conferences and events, which will include interdisciplinary networking events.

We may create a 12-month waiting list for the same or similar roles within the Department / Faculty. The University reserves the right to extend the waiting list across the University if required for certain posts.

- ABOUT YOU -

The postholder will be required to have:
- A PhD with substantial quantitative Data Analysis.
- Excellent working knowledge of and experience of a range of statistical and epidemiological techniques using Stata, R, or equivalent.
- Experience of the assembly and management of large complex databases and design, maintenance and interrogation of relational databases.

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