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Research Fellow, Administrative Data Centre

Employer
QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Salary
£33,797 - £38,017 per annum
Closing date
2 Feb 2021

Application closing date 02/02/2021
Salary £33,797 - £38,017 per annum
Job category/type Research
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Research Fellows - Administrative Data Centre NI

Job description

We are recruiting for three Research Fellows for the Administrative Data Research Centre Northern Ireland (ADRC-NI) which is one of three UK-wide centres established to facilitate the safe linkage and analysis of routine administrative datasets. The ADRC-NI sits within the Centre for Public Health and School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast.  Professor Dermot O’Reilly is the Director of the ADRC-NI and Dr Frances Burns is the Project Manager.

There are three posts available within the ADRC-NI, which aim to use administrative datasets to:   

  1. Examine the health and social outcomes of the prison population in NI led by Prof Michael Donnelly
  2. Investigate the causes and consequences of homelessness in Northern Ireland, focusing on health and social wellbeing of people who experience homelessness led by Dr Declan Bradley.
  3. Explore the determinants of mental ill-health in Northern Ireland, with a particular focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic led by Dr Aideen Maguire

Remote working may be accommodated from within the UK but the expectation is that the successful candidates travel to Belfast for specific pieces of work.

The Research Fellows will be supported by the Faculty Postdoctoral Development Centre as part of a wider Queen’s offering which provides outstanding support to researchers to help move into an independent research or academic post. 

These posts are available for 12 months or until 31 March 2022 (whichever is sooner).

The successful candidate must have:

  • Have, or about to obtain, a relevant PhD in epidemiology, social sciences, applied statistics, economics or public health-related area including pharmacy or psychology.
  • At least 3 years recent research experience relevant to this project.
  • Experience of using statistical packages such as SPSS or STATA or R.
  • Experience of relevant methodological approaches and statistical analysis techniques.

The School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences is part of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences.  The School has the perfect balance of world-class teaching resources and internationally recognised research infrastructure and comprises of three education and three research centres. 

The Centre for Public (CPH) Health is committed to identifying the epidemiological and genetic risk factors that are important for the health of the individual and of the population and developing screening and interventions to reduce the burden of chronic diseases in the future, thus advancing the health of the public at a regional, national and international level, by increasing knowledge and influencing clinical and public health practice and policy.

Queen’s University Belfast is a driver of innovation and talent based on excellence. Throughout the University, our academics collaborate across disciplines and with outside agencies and institutions on projects of world significance. We are connected and networked with strategic partnerships across the world, helping us to expand our impact on wider society locally, nationally and globally. The University is committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best global talent within an environment that enables them to realise their full potential.

We are a leader in gender equality and diversity, and are one of the UK’s most successful universities in the Athena SWAN initiative which promotes gender equality and career progression.  The University holds an Athena SWAN Silver award and the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences holds an Athena SWAN Gold award in recognition of our commitment and success in addressing gender equality, representation, progression and success for all our staff.

We are ranked 1st in the UK for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (Innovate UK), 9th in the UK for University facilities (Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018) and 14th in the UK for research quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019).

Based in Belfast, a modern capital city, our beautiful campus is surrounded by abundant acres of parkland and is renowned as one of the safest and most affordable cities in the UK. There is an excellent range of local Schools from pre-nursery upwards and we are immensely proud of what our city and our University will offer you.

For full job details and essential/desirable criteria please refer to the candidate information link on our website by clicking apply.  You must clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria when you submit your application. For further information or assistance contact Resourcing Team, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN.  Email on resourcing@qub.ac.uk

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding

The University is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all. However, our employment monitoring data tells us that individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people with a disability and those who identify as LGBT+ are currently under-represented at the University. Also protestants are currently under-represented in this category of work. As such, we particularly welcome applications from these individuals.

As you may be aware, Queen’s is recognised as one of the most diverse organisations in Northern Ireland. We are committed to ensuring our workplace is a safe, welcoming and inclusive place to work, which is why we subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena SWAN.

It is also why we have established award winning Staff Networks such as PRISM and iRise. These networks provide an opportunity for staff to meet in a friendly, informal way to support each other.  More details on all our networks can be found here.

Candidate Information

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Frances Burns via email f.burns@qub.ac.uk

About the School     
Further Information About the Centre   
About the ADRC-NI
About Professor Michael Donnelly  
About Dr Declan Bradley   
About Dr Aideen Maguire 
Note to EEA Applicants on Brexit   
Further Information for International Applicants

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