Assistant Professor - Coventry, United Kingdom - University of Warwick

University of Warwick

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Coventry, United Kingdom

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Description

Location

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***University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Department

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***Warwick Medical School - Health Sciences

Position Type

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***Full Time, Permanent

Salary

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***£45,585 - £54,395 per annum

About the Role

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***You will work with a multidisciplinary team of information specialists, health economists, statisticians, modellers, qualitative researchers and systematic reviewers in appraising evidence on a wide variety of topics related to health and social care, delivering successful appraisals of evidence on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of health technologies, including medical tests, screening programmes, diagnostics, drugs and devices. These appraisals directly inform health policy at a national level.

About You

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***You will have a good first degree and a PhD or equivalent experience in a relevant field. You will have experience of undertaking systematic reviews, rapid reviews, primary data collection, and of report writing coupled with an ability to produce high quality research relevant to the health sciences. You will enjoy working as part of a team and meeting tight deadlines. Knowledge and experience of rapid response to policy and undertaking HTA in a specialist area of interest to Warwick Medical School (e.g. survival analysis, pharmacology, network meta-analysis, mixed methods synthesis) will be valuable. You will be a good communicator, be highly organised and accurate in your approach to work, and have excellent writing skills.

About the Department

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***You will join Warwick Medical School, Division of Health Sciences to support the expanding work programme of Warwick Evidence, one of eleven Health Technology Assessment teams and nine Evidence synthesis Groups in the UK. You will be embedded within Warwick Evidence and the West Midlands Evidence Synthesis Group. The main focus of your work will be in providing research support in clinical effectiveness and epidemiology to HTAs for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and for the NIHR Evidence Synthesis Group and for other policy makers. You will undertake reviews for single, fast track and multiple technology appraisals (STAs, FTAs and MTAs), Cancer Drug Fund (CDF) reviews, diagnostic assessments (DAs) and systematic reviews that will inform the Department of Health and Social Care.

You will work on topics of "Best Research for Best Health:
the next Chapter" and other evolving NIHR priorities.

You will undertake systematic reviews and evidence syntheses of different methods (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods) and contribute to methodological research.

There will be opportunities for assisting in teaching activities.

About the University

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***Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We're one of the world's top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be 'world leading or internationally excellent'**.

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress.

Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

QS World University Rankings 2024

**Research Excellence Framework 2021

How to Apply

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***The interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

What we Offer

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***We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

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***Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award.

The University of Warwick is also one of the six founde