Research Associate (2 positions available)

University of Leicester - Population Health Sciences

Location:	Leicester
Salary:	£37,386 to £43,155 pro rata
Hours:	Full Time, Part Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On:	30th March 2023
Closes:	20th April 2023
Job Ref:	7740

About the role

The Population Health Sciences department are looking to appoint 2 Research Associates to further develop and help maintain web-based data analysis apps for evidence synthesis developed by the NIHR-funded Complex Reviews Support Unit (http://www.nihrcrsu.org/guidance/apps). This includes developing novel data visualisation tools to aid interpretation and communication of complex statistical models and their results to non-technical stakeholders. The post-holder will work collaboratively and independently as part of a research team (including statisticians, research software engineers and clinicians) to achieve defined milestones and produce high quality research as part of a wider programme.

About you

You will have a PhD (or equivalent) in an appropriate discipline (e.g. medical statistics, health economics, health services research or related quantitative/computing discipline) or the equivalent professional qualification and/or experience. You will have evidence of contributing to peer-reviewed journal papers (or equivalent) and expertise in analytical techniques.

To succeed in this role, you will require experience of one or more of the following: systematic review and evidence synthesis; software development; and/or computer code writing. Ideally, you will be skilled in data visualization and have knowledge on creating web-based apps using the Shiny package for R.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor Nicola Cooper at njc21@le.ac.uk, and Professor Alex Sutton at ajs22@le.ac.uk.

As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying. More information regarding secondments can be found here.

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