Research Project Assistant

Oxford Population Health (Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford), Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LF.

The Nuffield Department of Population Health undertakes world-leading research into long term, chronic health conditions, operating large-scale long-term studies and projects to identify the causes, prevention and treatment of diseases that result in avoidable suffering for millions of people around the world.

We are looking for a research project assistant to support the collection, preparation, and analysis of new and existing large-scale wearable sensor datasets. There will be exciting opportunities to recruit participants and support collection of new wearable camera and accelerometer datasets with accompanying validation measurements of sleep (polysomnography) and activities of daily living (wearable cameras) in both validation and clinical studies.

To be considered you will hold a BSc in health sciences, clinical trials, kinesiology, biomedical engineering or related field and have strong interpersonal skills for close interaction with prospective and current research participants and PPI groups.

The position is part time 20% FTE fixed term for 1 year.

The closing date for applications is noon on 4^th June 2026

You will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description.

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