Research Fellow

About us

The Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health at UCL is part of the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care and is co-led by Professor Greta Rait and Professor Kate Walters.

Our mission is to:

• Undertake excellent research that is clinically relevant and impacts on the health of individuals and populations;
• Use our research, teaching and innovation to impact on health system improvement and service redesign;
• Work in partnership with people who use services, practitioners across the health and social care sectors, policy makers and other stakeholders relevant to increasing the impact of academic activities;
• Provide excellent teaching in primary care, population health and research methods;
• Strengthen the discipline of general practice through leadership in research, teaching and clinical practice;
• Foster professional development in all members to enable each individual to reach their full potential

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic post-doctoral researcher with a background in social science and an interest in long-term conditions, health inequalities, intervention development, and co-design research.

The post will be working on the project ‘A self-management toolkit for people with multiple long-term conditions experiencing socioeconomic deprivation: co-design and feasibility testing’ at Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health.

The Department’s strategic aim is to deliver high-quality teaching in community-based primary care and public health and to undertake a programme of internationally competitive multi-disciplinary research addressing the management and prevention of disease in individuals and populations in areas which are of priority to the health of the public.

Application Details:

• This is a fixed-term contract with external funding until 30^th November 2026 in the first instance.
• Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent on award and confirmation of a PhD (or equivalent). If this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Research Assistant Grade 6B, point 25 (salary £ 38,607 per annum inclusive of London allowance) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.
• This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.
• We will consider candidates wishing to do a part-time role.

Application Process:

• The advert will close on 12^th June 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
• A full job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
• Please use the personal statement section to explain how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria outlined in the person specification

Contract Details:

• If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Dr Megan Armstrong on
• If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact PCPH HR on pcph-

About you:

This position is suited to an organised and self-motivated individual with a passion to reduce inequalities.

The post holder will hold a PhD and have experience in co-design, running workshops, and experience in feasibility studies.

The post-holder will line manage research assistants and peer researchers and oversee several research work-packages. The candidate may need to travel for field work.

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