AddressAbout us
The Faculty of Life Sciences is an exciting and dynamic environment driving forward ambitious and challenging plans for future development. We are committed to enhancing research and teaching in relation to major global challenges, including climate change, sustainability, technological change and the data revolution and inequality. Ranked No. 1 in London and No. 8 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2021) the Faculty offers an outstanding and diverse portfolio of Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes in biological andbiomedical sciences, pharmacy, pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences, neuroscience and machine learning. The Faculty is made up of five academic Divisions; the School of Pharmacy, Biosciences, the Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neurocircuits and Behaviour and the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit. In addition, it is home to a specialist teaching facility; the Cruciform Teaching Facilities Unit. Some of the constituent parts of the Faculty have long and distinguished histories that can be traced back to the early 19th century when UCL was founded and we are proud to have nine Nobel Laureates associated with Life Sciences. UCL School of Pharmacy is one of the world’s leading centres of excellence for pharmaceutical science, education and professional engagement. The Division has a well-established track record in high quality research across a broad range of drug discovery, pharmacy and patient safety related areas as well as in the development of spinout companies bringing new therapeutic strategies to the patient.
About the role
• Undertake the research funded by the Innovation and Technology Commission, HK• Work with colleagues in SoP and its partner institutions.• Contribute to proposals for pharmacoepidemiology analyses to new grant applications for external research funding.• Advise on methods for pharmacoepidemiology alongside trials including data collection and data analysis.• Collaborate with colleagues at UCL and its partner institutions.• Maintain up to date skills and knowledge pharmacoepidemiology methods that are of relevance to observational research.• Publish research papers in high impact peer reviewed journals.• Disseminate research findings at national and/or international scientific meetings.• Advise on preparation of reports for funding agencies and ethics committees.• Participate in Departmental, School and/or Faculty meetings and seminars as appropriate aimed at sharing research outcomes and building interdisciplinary collaborations• Maintain effective communication and accurate records.• Maintain own continuing professional development
About you
The successful candidate must : •Have a PhD in Pharmacoepidemiology• Strong analytic and numeric skills• Skilled in analysing longitudinal data including target trial emulation approach• Proven proficiency using Statistical Software (e.g. SAS, R, Stata)• Strong working understanding of pharmacoepidemiology concepts• Experience using multiple electronic healthcare databases• Experience using multiple electronic databases from different countries• Able to maintain meticulous records of the analysis methodologies used and trialled, which can be understood by other members of the team• Excellent written and spoken English Skills and abilities• Ability to lead a research project with considerable degree of independence• Ability to clearly communicate and report results to the Principal Investigator, at internal meetings, and at conferences• Track record of publishing peer-reviewed scientific articles• Excellent time management skills such that the postholder can demonstrate productivity week by week• Motivation and enthusiasm to contribute to UCL’s world-leading portfolio of biomedical research• Able to adopt resilience strategies to thrive in a fast-moving research environment• Ability to conduct research with integrity and accountability, such that the results obtained can be reproduced easily by others Work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels across UCL
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan• Immigration loan• Relocation scheme for certain posts• On-Site nursery• On-site gym• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service• Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications fromcandidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnicminority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
