Postdoctoral Research Associate in Data Science

About the Role

The purpose of this role is to provide data science support for the Women’s Health Research Unit (WHRU) at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health.  This role includes overseeing all data management processes and data linkage tasks and activities for a portfolio of projects, preparing statistical analysis plans and preparing and analysing data.

The post-holder will work within the Centre for Public Health and Policy (CPHP) within the Wolfson Institute for Population Health (WIPH). CPHP is a thriving research Centre that incorporates several collaborative units who work closely together to deliver outstanding research based on their combined and complementary research strengths. The post-holder will contribute in particular to the data stream of the Tommy’s Centre for Preterm Birth which is placed within the WHRU (https://www.tommys.org/our-research/our-research-centres/tommys-national-centre-preterm-birth-research). 

About You

You will have PhD or equivalent experience in bioinformatics, statistics, epidemiology, or a relevant field such as computer science, operational research or a related quantitative field. You will have excellent data management skills as well as strong analytical and interpretative skills.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health harnesses expertise across a wide range of population-based research and education activities and aims to be an internationally recognised centre of excellence in population health and preventive medicine. The Institute is organised into five research centres and the Centre for Public Health & Policy (CPHP) draws together groups focusing on women’s health, global public health, the national diet, and individual health and lifestyle.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.