Research Associate

Cardiff University School of Medicine

College of Biomedical and Life Sciences

A position is available for a Research Associate to work within the prestigious MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics at Cardiff University. The successful candidate will work on a large multisite international consortium project studying the development of co-occurring physical and mental health disorders (multimorbidity). The project will examine the role of genetic and environmental factors in physical and mental health multimorbidity development. 

The post will involve analysis of already collected longitudinal data on physical and mental health multimorbidity across the lifespan (in particular between internalizing and cardiometabolic disorders). Analysis will be conducted within and across a unique large data resource of five cohorts covering the lifespan. Genetic factors that will be examined include rare variants as well as polygenic risk scores. The impact of ethnicity, socio-economic position, neurodevelopmental disorder, traumatic life experiences and gender on multimorbidity development will also be evaluated. 

The successful candidate will work closely together with the investigators and Research Associates at six other research sites in the Consortium and contribute to successful collaboration. The role involves the preparation of first-authored papers for journal submission as well as the contribution to other papers developed by the Consortium. The role will also include student supervision. 

The successful candidate will have a postgraduate degree at PhD level or equivalent industrial experience.

We aim to recruit forward and outward-facing, motivated, passionate individuals who will stimulate new thinking with progressive and inclusive approaches.  We are committed to employing people who will bring difference in background, approach, identity and experiences

This post is full time (35 hours per week), available from 1st December 2021 and fixed term until 31st August 2025.

Salary: £34,304 - £40,927 per annum (Grade 6), but please note that it is anticipated the maximum starting salary for this post will be £35,326 per annum.
Closing Date: Friday, 19 November 2021

This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only.  We now invite external applications.

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

“Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/our-research-environment/integrity-and-ethics/responsible-research-assessment”