Research Assistant

About the job:

The post holder will be an active member of the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA) team, assisting in the planning and delivery of routine and ad-hoc NICOLA data and statistics, supporting analyses of study findings. Provide data analysis and interpretation using data analytics software such as R or Stata and prepare outputs for reporting.

About the person:

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

• Degree or equivalent in mathematics, (bio)statistics, (bio)informatics or relevant subject area in which quantitative skills are evident.
• Relevant experience to include:
  • Experience of analysing and interrogating large datasets
  • Experience of R, STATA or equivalent for data management and analysis
  • Proven analytical skills
  • Willingness to work irregular hours when required.

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 document on our website.

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