Research Fellow in Non-communicable Diseases

About Us

The UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH) is at the heart of UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute’s vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world-class research.

The Participatory Engagement for City Communities Against NCD Risk in Bangladesh and Nepal (The PECAN Project).

The PECAN project aims to adapt, implement and evaluate a participatory community intervention in cities in Nepal and Bangladesh to address non-communicable disease (NCD) risk determinants and consequences.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Fellow to join our team and be responsible for co-ordination of project activities and the evaluation of community interventions to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in cities in Bangladesh and Nepal.

About the role

The postholder will provide project management, coordination and technical support with partners in Bangladesh and Nepal and with the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases and funders (UKRI) in the UK.

The post holder will be expected to:

• Coordinate the development and finalisation of study protocols;
• Conduct literature and document reviews;
• Coordinate and manage the implementation of study protocols, including data quality assurance, processing and storage, in close collaboration with study partners;
• Lead and support analysis of data through the development of analysis plans and by carrying out statistical analysis.

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About you

The candidate must have a PhD or equivalent working experience in epidemiology, global health, statistics, public health, social sciences or a related discipline.

Experience in multi-disciplinary team working, experience of data management for large-scale datasets and knowledge and experience of leading statistical analyses using Stata, including descriptive statistics and regression analysis are also essential requirements for this post.

The ideal candidate will have excellent understanding of quantitative survey research methods applied in global health and will have previous experience of conducting literature reviews, preparing reports and presentations. They will be organised, with meticulous attention to detail and with careful and systematic approach to tasks.

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

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 from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.