Research Fellow in Epidemiology

About us

The mission of the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health is to improve the health and well-being of children, and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America. GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. Please note: when submitting your application, please avoid attaching large files, thesis and research papers as these will not be reviewed.

About the role

This role will involve quantitative analysis of the ECHILD database of linked national administrative health, education and children’s social care data hosted within the ONS Secure Research Service. The postholder will conduct research contributing to the ADRUK-funded Community Catalyst for children at risk of poor outcomes. This post is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious research fellow to gain expertise in using linked longitudinal data to generate evidence to inform policy on early intervention services. The postholder will work with stakeholders to develop research questions to be addressed in this area, using ECHILD. The salary offered in this post is £42,099 - £45,521 per annum and is funded until 31 December 2025 in the first instance. Please note that research staff that do not have a PhD in the subject (as per the essential criteria in the person spec) will be appointed on Grade 6B (£37,332 - £39,980 per annum) and will have the title Research Assistant.

About you

You will have a PhD or MSc with experience in a relevant discipline (e.g. statistics, epidemiology, public health). You will have advanced quantitative and statistical software skills using standard software (e.g. Stata, R) and experience of analysing large longitudinal datasets. Experience analysing administrative data from health, education or children’s social care would be an advantage. Knowledge of children’s social care services is desirable. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills.