Research Associate/Senior Research Associate in Epidemiology or Biostatistics at University of Bristol

The role

One postdoctoral Research Associate/Senior Research Associate post is available to study the exposure to environmental factors (air and noise pollution and the built environment) and their contribution to cardiometabolic health.

The successful applicant will work on the LongITools Project within the Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MRC IEU) at the University of Bristol and Population Health Sciences in the Bristol Medical School.

LongITools (https://longitools.org/) is an European research project which is assessing how life course exposure to environmental factors (air and noise pollution and the built environment) and an individual’s psychological, social and lifestyle factors interplay with genetics to influence the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic non-communicable diseases and their intermediate factors. The project is one of nine projects in the European Human Exposome Network (EHEN, https://www.humanexposome.eu/), the world’s largest project network studying the impact of environmental exposures on health.

The post will be offered at Research Associate (grade I) or Senior Research Associate (grade J) level depending on skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience.

What will you be doing?

The role is specifically focused around a work package led by the University of Bristol (work package 5, WP5) which explores the contribution of environmental exposures to anthropometric, cardiovascular, glycaemic, and lipid-related health outcomes. This work package is also exploring the molecular signature of these environmental exposures and potential mechanisms via which environmental exposures might influence cardiometabolic health outcomes, and possible effect modifications.

The person appointed to this post will work primarily with data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC; http://www.bristol.ac.uk/alspac/) with the opportunity to also work with other European studies involved in the project – both in person and remotely. They will be responsible for leading and contributing to research publications, presenting findings at project meetings, seminars and national/international conference, and day-to-day organisation of research.

You should apply if

We are seeking a talented epidemiologist/biostatistician, with a relevant PhD/MSc or equivalent experience, a keen interest in biomedical research and a systematic and thorough approach to their work. An interest in environmental, cardiometabolic and life course research is desirable but not essential.

Applicants should be highly motivated and have a track record of productivity. They should have a PhD in a relevant subject area or be close to completion of their degree.

Additional information

Contract type: Open-ended with fixed funding until 31/12/2025

Work pattern: Full time/ 1 FTE

Shift pattern: 35 hours per week 

This advert will close at 23:59 GMT on 05/10/2023

For informal queries please contact: Dr Ana Goncalves Soares (analuiza.soares@bristol.ac.uk) or Professor Nicholas Timpson (n.j.timpson@bristol.ac.uk). 

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