Research Fellow

About us

Our mission is to maximise and advocate for the holistic health of all children, young people and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America. The 2024-29 GOS ICH strategy focuses on its five scientific programmes. GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teachin g and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award. Please only attach relevant documents to your application (qualifications, cover letters, supporting statements) and avoid attaching large files e.g. research papers, thesis, publications etc. The UCL GOS Institute of Child Health is home to the Child Health Informatics Group, a critical mass of administrative data resources, projects and expertise. The postholder will have the opportunity to engage with this wider group and learn about other data resources including those from health, social care, education and linked resources such as ECHILD.

About the role

We are seeking a motivated Research Fellow with expertise in research using linked, longitudinal administrative data. You will become a core member of the Family Law & Health Research Group, carrying out research on the health of families involved in family court proceedings in England and Wales. You will contribute to study design, conduct analyses, write peer reviewed publications and present findings to diverse audience. This post is funded until 30/06/2028 in the first instance.

About you

This post is suitable for a researcher with skills in research using longitudinal administrative data, who wants to learn about using health and non-health linked data to inform policy for children and families across government, in this case, health and family justice. You will use health data, including Hospital Episode Statistics, and linked public and private family law data from Cafcass. Knowledge of children’s social care data will be helpful.

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