Senior Research Fellow - London, United Kingdom - University College London

University College London
University College London
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Description

Ref Number
B


Professional Expertise
Research and Research Support


Department
School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)


Location
London


Working Pattern
Full time


Salary
See advert text


Contract Type
Fixed-term


Working Type
Hybrid (20% - 80% on site)


Available For Secondment
No


Closing Date
24-Apr-2023


About us:


Salary Grade 8
:
£48,614 - £51,247 (including London Allowance) per annum
The UCL Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health houses approximately 140 staff divided across seven research groups. Our research focuses on a wide range of public health concerns. This post is based within the Central and Eastern European Research which is led by Professor Martin Bobak.

The main research agenda of the Group focuses on social, behavioural and biological determinants of health, cardiovascular diseases, other chronic diseases and ageing, with emphasis on the impact of societal transformation.

The advert will close on 24 April 2023 at 23:59 GMT.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.


About the role:


The post-holder will actively participate in previously initiated work on an EU Horizon 2020 funded project focusing on environmental health in Central and Eastern Europe.

The post holder will contribute to maintaining and updating the existing HAPIEE cohort dataset for statistical analyses with the UCL group and will lead specific analyses of epigenetic and genetic data and manuscript preparations.


About you:

You will work in a small research group which leads to HAPIEE cohort study.

You will participate and contribute to original research; collaborate actively with members of the Project consortium and HAPIEE Study investigators, and their research teams and with other experts in the area of healthy ageing; be responsible for maintaining the HAPIEE cohort dataset and prepare the data for substantive analyses; and be responsible for leading analyses of epigenetic and genetic data in the consortium, including analyses of the associations of environmental exposures with epigenetic markers and other biomarkers.


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
  • Onsite gym
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
  • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
  • Discounted medical insurance

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.


These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.


Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

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