Research Fellow in Epidemiology/Statistics at UCL

About us

The mission of the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health is to improve the health and well-being of children, and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America. GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health

About the role

This role provides a unique opportunity for an experienced statistician, epidemiologist or data scientist to use a novel data resource linking national data from health and education for children in England (ECHILD). The Research Fellow will work as part of a study team aiming to evaluate interventions for children affected by domestic abuse. The post holder will use the linked data to describe the characteristics and outcomes of children who might be eligible for intervention, and explore the feasibility of linking individual-level data on interventions in order to evaluate impacts on children’s health, education and social care outcomes. The post is funded until March 2025 in the first instance and is offered at 0.5 FTE.

About you

We seek an ambitious researcher with strong quantitative and programming skills and experience in handling large longitudinal datasets. The successful candidate will have access to the vast expertise in using and linking administrative data resources at UCL. You will have a PhD or equivalent experience in a relevant subject (statistics, epidemiology, data science, public health). Knowledge of methods for evaluating interventions and working with administrative data would be an advantage. Working closely with the ECHILD team, the post holder will contribute to a programme of research using linked data to improve and inform services for children and families.

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 (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days); Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE); Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan; On-Site nursery; On-site gym; Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay; Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service; Discounted medical insurance.