Research Assistant - Oxford, United Kingdom - University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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Oxford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are seeking to appoint two Research Assistants to join the new Pandemic Preparedness Analytical Capacity and funding Tracking Programme (Pandemic PACT) team, at the Pandemic Sciences Institute, at the University of Oxford.

The aim of the Pandemic PACT project is to build on and improve the work, undertaken during COVID.

The project will focus on designing a new tool to establish a prospective funding tracking and analysis capability, ready to respond to any emerging pathogen of epidemic or pandemic potential.

To establish a tool that can track research funding investments, to provide essential information that major funding decision-makers can tap into, and to improve collaboration and coherence of future research responses to epidemics and pandemics that are aligned to global and regional needs.

We are also looking to establish a platform using automated and manual systems to build the capacity to rapidly and robustly map existing evidence on epidemiology, diagnostics and clinical management of global and regional high-priority diseases, to inform research prioritisation.

The objective is to identify key research gaps to inform rapid clinical research prioritisation and policies, to address the gaps.

You will be key members of an established research group and will have roles specific to supporting the development of the funding tracking tool or the setup and delivery of the platform for 'living' RRNAs; with opportunities to support work across the two activities.

In the role, you will assist with data collection, as well as conduct research and contribute to the writing of research outputs.

You will gain experience in disseminating findings via peer-reviewed publications and policy briefings. You will be supporting the delivery of this work as part of a wider team with external collaborators.

These positions are offered full time (part time may be considered, minimum 80% FTE) on a fixed term contract until 31 July 2024, and is funded by the Wellcome.

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