Research Assistant or Research Fellow

About the role

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding quantitative researcher to undertake genetic epidemiological analyses as part of the UKRI funded ‘Causal determinants of Dementia with a Vascular Component (DVC-RISK)’ Study, in the Division of Psychiatry at UCL.

The post is offered as Research Assistant (Grade 6B) or Research Fellow (Grade 7), depending on experience, from 12th June 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter. Appointment at Research Fellow, Grade 7 requires a PhD and relevant experience in a relevant discipline (or in the process of completing) such as epidemiology, genomics, statistical or data science.

The post is initially offered for two years at 100% full-time equivalent. This post is part of a longer-term funded project and therefore there may be an opportunity to extend the post for a further two years. We are happy to discuss requests for part-time, flexible and hybrid working.

Appointment details:

• The Research Assistant post is graded on the non-clinical research staff Pay Scale Grade 6B, the annual salary for which ranges from £35,702 to £37,548 (including London Allowance).
• The Research Fellow post is graded on the Non-clinical research staff Pay Scale Grade 7, the annual salary for which ranges from £39,508 to £47,355 per annum (including London Allowance).
• Research Fellows – Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B, with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.
• The appointment is available from 12th June 2023 and is funded for 2 years in the first instance.

About you

The postholder will have a relevant Bachelors and/or PhD degree in Epidemiology, Psychology, Statistics or equivalent.

The postholder will have excellent knowledge of quantitative research methods as well as experience and advanced skills in conducting research using quantitative methods.

The post-holder will be motivated, resourceful, and effective at working independently and as part of a team.

Application process:

• A full job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
• Please use the personal statement section to explain how you meet each essential and desirable criteria outlined in the person specification
• Please submit a 2-page CV.
• Please do not upload your photograph on your application/CV.
• The advert will close on 30/05/2023 at 23:59 BST, however we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
• Interviews will be held on TBC

Contact details:

• If you have any queries about the role, please contact Emma Anderson (contact details can be found on UCL vacancies page)
• If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the DoP HR team (contact details can be found on UCL vacancies page)