Research Project Manager

We are seeking a Research Project Manager to join the Cancer Epidemiology Unit (CEU) within the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Project Manager with relevant experience of administration or project management and excellent organisational skills. The appointee will help support the launch, development and online participant recruitment into a new phase of the long-running EPIC-Oxford cohort study and will work in close collaboration with a Data Manager and epidemiologists from the Unit.

The main responsibilities will include managing the development and enhancement of the extended EPIC-Oxford cohort study, including acting as the primary point of liaison on all operational matters for project, working collaboratively with a Data Manager on developing the online survey and associated databases, and creating material and documentation necessary for the enhancement of the EPIC-Oxford cohort study. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to other research projects in the CEU.

You will have a relevant postgraduate degree combined with substantial relevant work experience in a health related field. You will have good experience of administration or project management in an academic research environment, and ideally in setting up project management processes at the start-up phase of an epidemiological project. Experience of use of standard survey data capture platforms and of overseeing the development of a research database is essential for this post. Experience of working with nutritional data and in data linkage (e.g. NHS data) would be desirable.

The post is full-time (part-time will be considered) and fixed term for three years.

The closing date for applications is noon on Tuesday, 2 April 2024.

You will be required to upload a CV and a cover letter as part of your online application. The cover letter should clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description.