Job Description

Ref Number

B02-09311

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

43,981-52,586

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

11-Sep-2025

About us

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The Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health is part of the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care and is headed by Professor Kate Walters & Professor Greta Rait. The Department's strategic aim is to deliver high quality teaching in community-based primary care and public health and to undertake a programme of internationally competitive multi-disciplinary research addressing the management and prevention of disease in individuals and populations in areas which are of priority to the health of the public.



The Centre for Ageing Population Studies (CAPS) within Primary Care and Population Health runs a number of leading qualitative and quantitative studies in ageing. The Centre for Electronic Health Records research And Methodology (CEHRAM) is a multidisciplinary research team working on a range of clinical and methodological topics using primary care data.

About the role

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The main role of the post will be to lead the data management and analysis of primary care electronic health records to gain insight into trends in young-onset dementia prevalence and early symptoms and risk factors that may present pre-diagnosis.



The main duties and responsibilities are:


Data management and analysis of primary care data using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) database Oversight of the progress of the project, including protocol writing, organizing advisory group meetings, recording minutes, preparing conference abstracts and original articles for publication.

Application Details:

This is a fixed-term contract with external funding until 1 September 2027in the first instance. Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent on award and confirmation of a PhD (or equivalent). If this is not the case, the initial appointment will be at Research Assistant Grade 6B (salary 39,148 - 41,833 per annum, inclusive of London allowance) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis. This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information. This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.

Application Process:

A full job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Please use the personal statement section to explain how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria outlined in the person specification

Contract Details:

If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Cini Bhanu via email: c.bhanu@ucl.ac.uk If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact pcph-hr@ucl.ac.uk

About you

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We are particularly interested in candidates with a PhD Epidemiology/Data Science or related fields, and previous experience managing and analysing Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) data.



The candidate should have an interest in ageing, as well as experience in working within a research team. Some skills are expected such as 1) excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, 2) good analytic skills, including working experience with statistical software such as Stata and working with GitHub 3) ability to manage own workload through effective ordering of priorities and good organisational ability, and 4) ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:


41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan Immigration loan and expenses Relocation scheme for certain posts On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent.



We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.



We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.



Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.



You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/