Research Fellow at UCL

About us

The new National Institute for Health and Care Research Reproductive Health Policy Research Unit (RHPRU) is a £3 million research investment over 3 years with the core purpose of producing high quality research evidence to inform policy regarding reproductive health in England. The RHPRU is led by UCL but is a multi-partner collaboration involving senior academics from Universities of Oxford, Birmingham, Warwick, LSHTM and Hywel Dda University Health Board. It has a focus on addressing health inequalities and working in a co-produced way with people the work impacts The RHPRU is a new Policy Research Unit and is funded for three years. The RHPRU is hosted at the UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health, whose mission is to bring together clinicians and researchers from a diverse range of disciplines to deliver excellence and innovation to make a real and sustainable difference to women’s and babies’ health locally, nationally and worldwide.

 About the role

The post holder assist the PRU Co-Directors, project leads and theme leads in conducting policy-related research in reproductive health. They will work on their own initiative and as part of a team, with opportunities to develop and lead projects of personal interest in line with the specified research programme. Salary range is UCL Grade 7; £36,024 – £41,732 + LW (£4500) per annum. This role is an open-ended contract with an initial funding end date of 31 December 2026. This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa. This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

About you

You must have a PhD (or equivalent) and experience of qualitative and quantitative research in reproductive health or women’s health, with proven ability and commitment to carrying out high quality original research leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals and ability to work productively and collaborative in multidisciplinary teams across organisations. You will be supported to develop a career and training plan and to take advantage of the UCL environment.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits; https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits Please find a job description at the bottom of this page. If you have any queries about the role, please contact Dr Jenny Hall. If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or any other queries, please contact: Christina Ahlfors.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people, see https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/ IfWH holds an Athena SWAN Gold award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and ‘beacon’ status in advancing gender equality.