Senior Research Associate in Suicide Research
- Employer
- Global Academy Jobs
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Closing date
- Oct 12, 2016
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- Sector
- Business and Finance, Science, Computer Science and IT, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Sociology
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- University and College
- Jobseeker Type
- Academic (e.g. 'Lecturer')
Job Details
You will work on research being carried out in collaboration with researchers and clinicians in Bristol, Oxford, Manchester and Glasgow. You will analyse survey data investigating levels of mental ill-health amongst people experiencing financial and employment difficulties, maintain and undertake regular analyses of the Bristol Self-harm surveillance register, identify and implement new approaches to data capture and work collaboratively on studies of suicide in low income countries. You will join a multidisciplinary team of epidemiologists, psychiatrists, social scientists, health economists, statisticians, service users, NHS managers and nurses.
You will have skills in quantitative analysis, particularly in analysing large datasets of routinely collected data and writing up your findings. Knowledge, understanding and previous experience of working in the area of suicide and self-harm is essential.
You will also have the opportunity to contribute to teaching and to develop your own research programme in collaboration with other staff members.
This is a full time, 1FTE appointment and is available to be taken up as soon as possible, with funding available for 12 months.
For informal enquiries, please contact Professor David Gunnell via email at d.j.gunnell@bristol.ac.uk.
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