Research Fellow - Epidemiology, Demography, Medical / Social Statistics

Primary Care and Population Sciences

Location:  Southampton General Hospital

Salary:   £30,395 to £37,345 Per annum

Full Time Fixed Term until 31/10/2023

Closing Date:  Friday 30 November 2018

Interview Date:   Tuesday 11 December 2018

Reference:  1056418LG-R

An exciting opportunity is available in the Faculty of Medicine for a Research Fellow to join a team working on a research programme entitled: “Improving adult health in sub-Saharan Africa through couples-focused interventions for HIV, STIs and diabetes.” The programme will explore the value of couples-focused behaviour change strategies for health intervention research and practice in sub-Saharan Africa and is run in partnership between the University of Southampton and two South African institutions: Human Sciences Research Council and University of Cape Town. The position is based at Southampton General Hospital within the Public Health Group in the School of Primary Care and Population Sciences, and is funded by a Global Health Professorship award from the National Institute of Health Research.

The post holder will plan, conduct and deliver high quality research aligned to the planned programme of research. The applicant would need to be able to work overseas in rural South Africa for visits of approximately 3 weeks, 2-3 times per year, as part of managing project-related activities with the South African teams engaged in primary data collection. The successful candidate will hold a national passport of a country that is exempt from visas for visits to South Africa of up to 90 days per annum (see http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/exempt-countries). A full clean driving licence is highly desirable.

You will have a PhD or equivalent professional qualification and experience in Epidemiology, Demography, Medical/Social Statistics or a relevant quantitative social science discipline, and can demonstrate experience conducting advanced statistical analysis including multilevel modelling and methods to analyse longitudinal population, panel or cohort data. Previous experience of using Stata or R for statistical data analysis and modelling is also essential. You will possess excellent organisational, communication and computing skills, and must have experience of effectively working as part of a team.  

Applications for Research Fellow positions will be considered from candidates who are working towards or nearing completion of a relevant PhD qualification. The title of Research Fellow will be applied upon successful completion of the PhD. Prior to the qualification being awarded the title of Senior Research Assistant will be given.

Interviews will be held by Skype on Tuesday 11th December 2018. The position is tenable from 1st February 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Informal inquiries may be made to Prof. Nuala McGrath via email: N.McGrath@soton.ac.uk or telephone: +44 (0)23 81204034)

Please can all applicants submit a CV with their applications.

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form.The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Ita Holmes (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 9002. Please quote reference 1056418LG-R on all correspondence.

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