Research Associate or Senior Research Associate in the Psychosocial Epidemiology of Chronic Pain

The role

We are looking for an experienced epidemiologist to join the Medical School at the University of Bristol within the Department of Population Health Sciences. a multidisciplinary research team and is funded by an MRC/Versus Arthritis grant, the Advanced Pain Discovery Platform’s ‘Consortium to Research Individual, Interpersonal and Social Influences in Pain (CRIISP, https://www.bath.ac.uk/projects/consortium-to-research-individual-interpersonal-and-social-influences-in-pain-criisp/). The consortium is an interdisciplinary group that seeks to understand the psychosocial mechanisms of chronic pain.  

What will you be doing?

The post-holder will examine associations between pain, psychosocial and biological factors using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC, www.bris.ac.uk/alspac). Alongside the work within ALSPAC, a key part of this role is work with other groups and cohort studies across the UK to support and enable harmonisation of pain data collection and analysis. 

You should apply if

You should have experience of sophisticated epidemiological analysis using repeated measures, and should already have a PhD (grade J) or a relevant postgraduate research degree/working towards one (Grade I) in epidemiology, biostatistics or a similar quantitative discipline. You should have experience using relevant software, e.g. R, Stata and Mplus and be able to demonstrate a publication record in keeping with your experience to date. It is also essential that you can demonstrate team working experience.

We offer a collegiate and interdisciplinary working environment, both within Bristol and as part of the wider national consortium and other partners. You will be encouraged to avail of career development opportunities, including through the excellent support provided to post-doctoral research staff at the University of Bristol.

Interested applicants are asked to read the full job description before applying, including the essential and desirable criteria. We recommend that applicants address how they meet the criteria in their cover letter that accompanies their CV.

Additional information

It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure their referees send their letters of reference to maths-recruitment@bristol.ac.uk by (datexxxx). This instruction supersedes any information in the online application form suggesting that referees are contacted directly by the University.

Contract type: Open-ended with funding until 16/12/2025

Work pattern: Full time/ 1 FTE (5 days per week, to be discussed)

Shift pattern: 35 hours per week

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 16/09/2024

For informal queries please contact: Hannah Sallis, hannah.sallis@bristol.ac.uk

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