Division/School Bristol Medical School
Contract type Open Ended
Working pattern Full time
Salary £44,045 - £49,553 per annum (Grade K) / £52,560 - £59,135 per annum (Grade L)
Closing date for applications 17-Oct-2019

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and able epidemiologist, statistician, health or social researcher who has a track record of high quality, applied, public health relevant research, to join one of the UK’s leading centres for research in Population Health Sciences - the University of Bristol Medical School. The post holder will join the Centre for Public Health and will work with multidisciplinary research teams to help to develop and deliver the programme of research being undertaken at Bristol as part of the work of the National Institute for Health Research’s School for Public Health Research (NIHR SPHR).

The successful applicant will support the three public health research programmes within the NIHR School for Public Health Research and lead on specific projects therein: (1) To conduct methodological work on natural experiments and apply these methods in projects on the impact of place-based public health policies, and develop new guidance on natural experiments for public health practitioners, and (2) To plan and carry out analyses of large routine datasets, with the aim of identifying effective approaches to improving population mental health and the health of children, young people and families.

The successful applicant will have a PhD, strong quantitative research skills, and an ability to conduct epidemiological analyses, and contribute to multi-methods research, and a track record of applied public health research published in high impact journals. The post-holder will be able to demonstrate their enthusiasm for making a significant and effective contribution to the teaching and organisation of our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes and in supervising postgraduate students.

Name and contact details for informal queries: Professor Rona Campbell, Head of the Centre for Public Health, Deputy Director and Bristol lead for the NIHR SPHR and Lead Recruiter for this appointment, Telephone: 0117 9287363, E-mail: rona.campbell@bristol.ac.uk Or alternatively; Dr Frank de Vocht, Reader in Epidemiology and Public Health, Telephone: 0117 9287239, E-mail: frank.devocht@bristol.ac.uk

Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 29th October 2019.

We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.