Research Associate in Nutritional Epidemiology - London, United Kingdom - King's College London

King's College London

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2 weeks ago

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Description

Job description

Psoriasis is an immune related skin disorder that affects around 2-3% of the UK population, with adverse psychological, physical, and social consequences.

Since common co-morbidities are diet-dependent (CVD, gastrointestinal diseases, diabetes), it is important to characterise the diets of those with psoriasis, and to investigate whether there is any relationship with low adherence to healthy dietary patterns.

The primary aim of the research is to investigate whether diet quality is associated with psoriasis comorbidities using the UK Biobank, an open access resource for researchers to investigate health-related research questions.

This post will be offered on a fixed-term contract until 30/09/23.

This is a part-time post - 40% full time equivalent.

Key responsibilities

Background research: literature review of what has already been done in this area
Organisation and exploration of UK Biobank data
Management of data in accordance with relevant KCL data protection and ethics requirements
Analysis of primary and secondary data to address key research questions
Planning/leading project meetings
Participate in a conference and workshops to present the results of the project to academic, policy and practice audiences
Draft final project report and journal articles for submission.
The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post._

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria

PhD in Population Health Sciences or Epidemiology and Public Health
Research experience in statistical analysis of large health datasets
Proficiency in using R for data analysis and statistics
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias.

Desirable criteria

Research experience in analysing UK Biobank data
Submitted a paper to a high quality refereed journal in a relevant field
Degree in Nutrition (UG or PG level)

Further information

The School of Life Course & Population Sciences is one of five Schools that make up the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King's College London.

The School unites over 400 experts in women and children's health, nutritional sciences, population health and the molecular genetics of human disease.

Our research links the causes of common health problems to life's landmark stages, treating life, disease and healthcare as a continuum.

We are interdisciplinary by nature and this innovative approach works: 91 per cent of our research submitted to the Subjects Allied to Medicine (Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences and Women's Health cluster) for REF was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

We use this expertise to teach the next generation of health professionals and research scientists.

Based across King's Denmark Hill, Guy's, St Thomas' and Waterloo campuses, our academic programme of teaching, research and clinical practice is embedded across five Departments.