Research Associate (Quantitative Data) in the Department of Health Services & Population Research

29 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

KINGS COLLEGE LONDON

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

United Kingdom

Application Deadline

11 Apr 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a skilled and experienced Research Associate with quantitative data management and analysis experience and expertise to join our research team at the ESRC-funded Centre for Society and Mental Health (CSMH, www.kcl.ac.uk/csmh ). The post-holder will be responsible for managing, supporting, and conducting analyses of several complex datasets from ongoing studies, including from the REACH study (www.thereachstudy.com ) and the INTREPID programme (https://www.intrepidresearch.org/ ).   

REACH is investigating the developmental origins of mental health among young people from diverse backgrounds. REACH started in 2015 and is ongoing. Over 4000 young people from South London secondary school students have taken part, providing detailed information, each year, on their mental health and putative risk and protective factors for mental health problems. The latest wave of data collection (Wave 7) is in progress. INTREPID is investigating variations in all aspects of psychoses in three settings in the Global South. Data has been collected from individuals with and individuals without a psychotic disorder in each setting at baseline and two-year follow up. A six year follow up will begin this year, as part of the third phase of INTREPID. 

Working closely with the project leads, you will be responsible for data management, sharing, and linkage (inc. managing research databases, in Stata, Excel, and REDcap; checking, cleaning, and coding data; and setting up and managing structures for data sharing), data analyses (inc. conducting analyses and preparing data reports for the project leads, supporting others, and leading on analyses), and contributing to scientific papers (as lead and co-author).  

The post provides an excellent opportunity to contribute to high impact quantitative research. You will also contribute to other activities (e.g., research meetings, reports, presentations, etc), as directed, and will be encouraged to make use of the wide range of training and career development resources available at King’s and within the CSMH and the department. You will have the opportunity to join the CSMH Early Career Researcher Network, which offers access to bespoke training opportunities.  

This post will be offered on an a full-time, fixed-term contract for 12 months.

Key responsibilities

• Managing study databases (inc. REDcap, Excel, and Stata datasets)
• Data processing, including data entry, data checking, data validation and resolving data errors, preparing data for analyses (e.g., creating variables, merging datasets)
• Overseeing data management and data sharing protocols and procedures
• Assist with responding to time-sensitive and relevant issues that are at the forefront in the media and conduct basic statistical analyses quickly to inform a Centre/programme response.
• Preparing data reports for the project leads
• Conducting and supporting data analysis (e.g., multi-level models, longitudinal analyses, latent class analyses, etc.)
• Managing and supporting data access requests from external researchers
• Attending and contributing to team meetings and research meetings
• Undertaking training relevant to the role, including data protection, and safeguarding, and if required in advanced STATA data management techniques and programming, multiple imputation, and inverse probability weighting
• Working independently to complete tasks within agreed timeframes
• Any other tasks relevant to the successful completion of the projects and programmes of research.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria

1.       PhD in a relevant subject

2.       Excellent working knowledge of Stata and / or other statistical software

3.       Experience of data management protocols, processes, and systems

4.       Experience of accurately and efficiently entering and cleaning research data

5.       Experience of managing and analysing large, longitudinal and/or complex datasets

6.       Excellent attention to detail

7.       Excellent written and verbal communication skills

8.       Excellent organisation and time management skills

9.       Excellent understanding of data protection regulations and Information Governance procedures

10.   Demonstrable understanding of the importance of data integrity in longitudinal/epidemiological research

Desirablecriteria

1.       Good knowledge of statistical methods for epidemiological research

2.       Experience of managing or mentoring junior researchers

3.       Experience of conducting mental health research

4.       Experience of preparing written reports and papers

Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Clearance.

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Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

KINGS COLLEGE LONDON

Country

United Kingdom

City

London (Greater) (GB)

Where to apply

Website

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/368412/research-associate-…

Contact

City

London (Greater) (GB)

STATUS: EXPIRED