Research Assistant Health in Humanitarian Settings

Salary: £43,003-£46,297 per annum 

Location: White City Campus- Hybrid 

About the role:

• The post focuses on conducting research in Health in Humanitarian Settings and/or Women’s Leadership in Global Health as part of a Lancet Commission on Global Governance.
• The role entails leading research programs in Health in Humanitarian Settings and/or Global Governance for Health from a gender perspective, managing projects, and supervising multidisciplinary teams. The Research Associate is also responsible for submitting research findings to peer-reviewed journals and securing external research funding.
• The Research Assistant will join our team of statisticians, epidemiologists, clinical research fellows, data scientists, health systems scientists, PhD students and support staff, and will be expected to contribute to various large-scale projects. 

What you would be doing:

• You will be expected to lead and design research studies with the field of pandemic preparedness using data from several hundred thousand (or even millions) of individuals (clinical trials, disease registries, cohort studies, primary care records, biobanks and systematic reviews and meta-analyses).           
• You will assist in managing projects, and supervising multidisciplinary teams designing, conducting, collecting and interpreting data and systematic reviews with an overall goal of developing evidence-based recommendations that will improve the health of millions of women and men 

What we are looking for:

• With a MPH in Health Systems, political sciences, social sciences, or a related subject with a qualitative emphasis or a closely related discipline, or equivalent research, industrial or commercial experience.
• Knowledge of research methods and qualitative research
• Practical experience in humanitarian settings
• Critical understanding of Gender theories 

What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to continue science for humanity.
• Grow your career: Gain access to Imperial’s sector-leading dedicated career support for researchers as well as opportunities for promotion and progression
• Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year and generous pension schemes). 

Further Information

The post is full-time, fixed term (18 months) role and you will be based in The George Institute Scale Space Building Imperial College City Campus.

Informal enquiries can be made to Peter Norsworthy p.norsworthy@imperial.ac.uk or Anna Willis awillis@georgeinstitute.org.uk, Professor Helena Legido-Quigley h.legido-quigley@imperial.ac.uk                                                                     

About Imperial

Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.

Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, here at Imperial we navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.

As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you’ll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.

This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you’ll join us at Imperial College London

Closing Date: 11.09.2024

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