Research Fellow in Mental Health Data Science at UCL

About us

The UCL Dept of Clinical Psychology is seeking a research fellow to join a project on “Identifying barriers to mental healthcare for civilians affected by protracted armed conflict in Colombia” funded by the ESRC and conducted in collaboration with the Population Health Research Department of La Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá.

About the role

In collaboration with colleagues in Colombia, the Research Fellow will support analytic projects led by the project team using data from services that support civilian victims of the armed conflict in Colombia and national epidemiological studies to identify predictors of outcome and treatment access. The post holder will also support the teaching of statistical techniques to collaborators and students linked to the research group. There will also be opportunities to lead small research projects with support from research group members.

About you

We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher to conduct statistical analyses on existing datasets. The candidate must be able to support data management of big healthcare datasets and have familiarity with statistical packages and have experience of, or willingness to learn R. Experience in statistical modelling, epidemiology and / or mental healthcare data science is desirable. The candidate will lead write up of analyses for peer-reviewed publications, and present findings at meetings and conferences in the UK and Colombia. The candidate must work closely with collaborators, their staff and students, and project team members with lived experience of the armed conflict, to support the project as required. Ability to work in English and Spanish is desirable, alongside knowledge of the Colombian armed conflict and mental healthcare issues in Latin America.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

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; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.