Research Officers - SAIL DATABANK

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.

Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We have 3 x Fixed-Term Research Officer positions available, working 35 hours per week.

We are seeking a committed, enthusiastic Research Officer to contribute to ground breaking research using linked population data held in the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank. The appointee will be responsible for the analysis and interpretation of research data and draw conclusions on the outcomes as well as be actively engaged in the writing and publishing of research papers. They will need to contribute pro-actively to the development of external funding applications to support their own work, that of others and the College and the Institution in general. The role brings with it professional opportunities to demonstrate their interpersonal skills by interacting with collaborators and partners within the College, elsewhere in the University and beyond both in industry/commerce and academia.  

The appointee will be a member of SAIL Analytical Services, an interdisciplinary team applying cutting-edge methods to further research in this field, so that maximum benefit may be derived from this data to improve population health and well-being.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a higher or postgraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or equivalent experience. They will need to show evidence the ability to build and use complex SQL queries to interrogate data within a relational database environment as well as completing the end resulting data analysis. They need to show excellent writing ability, showing active engagement, personal role, and ability to competently write and contribute to publishing research papers, particularly for refereed journals.  The appointee will need to evidence working with big data, preferably in a health, education, justice, or social care context or similar.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

We have an under-representation of men in the area of research and would particularly welcome applications from men for this position. We also have an under representation of individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds and would encourage applications from these groups. Appointments will always be made on merit.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

If called for interview, we will require the candidate to do a 10 minute presentation on “what attributes does an ideal data scientist have when working with administrative data”.

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