Research Fellow

The post-holder will be a member of a multi-disciplinary research group working on the NICOLA Study which is a large longitudinal study addressing the social and biological determinants of healthy ageing in Northern Ireland. The post will involve working predominantly with the NICOLA Operations Group, Data Manager and Project Officer, in the delivery and support of a portfolio of research that stem from the NICOLA data resource. The post holder will work with other members of the NICOLA team in assisting in Wave 3 data collection, linkage to other data sets, and assisting in the preparation of future grant applications and project outputs. The work will fit within the research strategies of the Centre for Public Health and there will be opportunity to develop the post holder’s research skills and to co-author academic papers.

About the person

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential critieria:

• Have a PhD (or will obtain within 3 months) in a relevant public health sciences discipline (such as biomedical science, epidemiology, medical statistics, psychology, health economics or in a discipline in a related area of professional practice)
• First or upper second class honours degree or equivalent related to a public health science such as biomedical science, epidemiology, medical statistics, psychology, and health economics or in a discipline in a related area of professional practice.
• Experience and skills relevant to this project e.g. experience of data analyses in epidemiological studies with relevance to public health, in analysis of longitudinal studies or in related areas with a focus at a population level.
• Experience/interest in geroscience
• Demonstrated experience of research methods and techniques pertinent to epidemiology, longitudinal ageing studies and public health research using a range of qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies
• A track record of peer reviewed publications, conference presentation and proven ability to write to the standard required for international publications commensurate with career stage.
• Experience of using data analysis packages such as SPSS, STATA or MPlus.
• Proven ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment as part of a research team.
• Experience of undertaking a range of community engagement, outreach and dissemination activities.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

The post is available for 12 months or until 30 June 2027, whichever is soonest. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

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