OxWell Study Senior Statistician

Location: Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX 

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic. 

The Department of Psychiatry is based on the Warneford Hospital site in Oxford – a friendly, welcoming place of work with an international reputation for excellence. The Department has a substantial research programme, with major funding from Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and provides highly rated medical training in psychiatry.  The Head of Department is Professor Belinda Lennox. 

The OxWell Student Survey is one of the largest and most comprehensive datasets on young people’s mental health and wellbeing in the UK, with data from over 130,000 students aged 8–18 across five survey waves since 2019. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior statistician to provide statistical leadership across OxWell and its new School Compass programme ((OxWell 360) intervention), to help tackle some of the most important methodological challenges in population-level school mental health research. 

About the Role 

The post is funded for 24 months and is based in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital.   

You will provide overall statistical and methodological leadership for the OxWell research programme, with responsibility for setting statistical priorities, developing the longer-term methodological strategy at a time when OxWell will be moving into suggesting and supporting interventions and ensuring the scientific quality, consistency and integrity of statistical analyses across the programme. You will lead and coordinate statistical support for researchers and collaborators across multiple departments at the University of Oxford and other higher education institutions. OxWell actively encourages postgraduate students and early career researchers to undertake independent analyses of its large and complex datasets. 

About You 

You will hold a PhD or equivalent in statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, or a closely related quantitative discipline with substantial post-doctoral or equivalent experience in applied statistical research and a strong publication record. You will have demonstrable experience of statistical or methodological leadership within multidisciplinary research programmes, including independent scientific decision-making, coordinating the work of other researchers and contributing to longer-term research strategy. 

Diversity

Committed to equality and valuing diversity, our active Psychiatry People and Culture teams and initiatives including our values and behaviours framework, work to make the Department of Psychiatry as supportive, welcoming and inclusive as possible. 

Application Process 

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application (via the 'Apply' button above). Please see the University pages on the application process at https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/application-process 

The closing date for applications is 12:00 midday on 24 November 2026 

Interviews will take place during week commencing week commencing 7^th December and will be face to face/online.

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