Research Assistant/Research Associate – Epidemiology of paediatric conflict injury

Location: White City Campus (hybrid options available)

About the role: This role will consolidate multiple retrospective data sources from healthcare providers in Gaza (e.g., UK-Med, Médecins Sans Frontières) to understand the epidemiology of children with limb loss or severe extremity injury in Gaza. Data will shed light on surgery, microbiology, prosthetic and rehabilitation treatment and outcomes. This role forms the basis of a larger, interdisciplinary project to establish a prospective cohort of children with limb loss in Gaza, design interventions to improve their care, and understand their functional and psychosocial outcomes.

Retrospective data analysis achieved in this project will provide a baseline guide for development of future prospective research, and so this role has opportunities for professional growth across interconnected themes. This project sits within the Centre for Injury Studies ecosystem and provides access to a broad spectrum of researchers and projects.

What you would be doing: This role is part of a larger project titled, “Caring for Blast Injured Children in Gaza”, which is funded by Community Jameel and partnered with UK-Med, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, KSrelief, and the Mérieux Foundation.

You will assist on data access including data transfer agreements and ethical approval. You will apply your excellent data management skills to consolidate, clean, verify uniqueness, and quality assure a variety of data sources. You will use your dataset to describe the epidemiology of children with lower limb loss or severe extremity injury in Gaza. Furthermore, you will describe injury burden, treatment interventions, and outcomes across themes of surgery, microbiology, prosthetics, and rehabilitation. Your role will be crucial in the development of future research questions and intervention design for a prospective cohort study.

What we are looking for:

• PhD in Public Health, Epidemiology or other relevant discipline
• Peer-reviewed, open access publication of research
• Knowledge of relevant local, national or international funding schemes, and experience of funding application processes
• Ability to work independently, make decisions and take initiative
• Write and submit reports for funders
• Assist in the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduation research students and Research Assistants

What we can offer:

• The opportunity to contribute to an important global healthcare issue that has not previously been reported.
• Collaboration with world-leading research and humanitarian organizations.
• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to continue science for humanity.
• Grow your career: gain access to Imperial’s sector-leading dedicated career support for researchers as well as opportunities for promotion and progression.
• Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 41 days off a year and generous pension schemes).
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

Further Information

This is a full-time post, fixed term for 24 months.

If you require any further details about the role, please contacts:

Dr Fraje Watson – f.watson@imperial.ac.uk

Closing Date: Midnight 12 August 2026

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