Job Description

Ref Number

B02-09939

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

See advert text

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

04-Feb-2026

About us

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The Faculty of Life Sciences is an exciting and dynamic environment driving forward ambitious and challenging plans for future development. We are committed to enhancing research and teaching in relation to major global challenges, including climate change, sustainability, technological change and the data revolution and inequality. Ranked No. 9 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2026) the Faculty offers an outstanding and diverse portfolio of Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes in biological and biomedical sciences, pharmacy, pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences, neuroscience and machine learning.



The Faculty is made up of five academic Divisions; the School of Pharmacy, Biosciences, the Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neurocircuits and Behaviour and the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit. In addition, it is home to a specialist teaching facility; the Cruciform Teaching Facilities Unit. Some of the constituent parts of the Faculty have long and distinguished histories that can be traced back to the early 19th century when UCL was founded and we are proud to have nine Nobel Laureates associated with Life Sciences.



UCL School of Pharmacy is one of the world's leading centres of excellence for pharmaceutical science, education and professional engagement. The Division has a well-established track record in high quality research across a broad range of drug discovery, pharmacy and patient safety related areas as well as in the development of spinout companies bringing new therapeutic strategies to the patient.



Further information can be found on our website http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pharmacy/

About the role

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This is an exciting opportunity to join the Research Department of Practice and Policy, conducting world leading research, specifically to conduct a big data study funded by the Royal Osteoporosis Society. The postholder will analyse data using the target trial emulation approach and contribute to proposals for pharmacoepidemiology analyses to new grant applications for external research funding.



The attached job description goes into more detail about the role. Please read the document before applying for this role.



The post is available from 1 March 2026 for until 28 February 2027 in the first instance with possibility of extension. Please note that salary will be 45,103 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance and appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.



We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible and this role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 20% on site.



A job description and person specification can be accessed via the "Apply" button.



If you have any queries about the role, please contact Professor Li Wei (l.wei@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 the fls.hr@ucl.ac.uk, stating the advert reference number in the subject line.


Note: In the event we get a high number of applications, we may close the advert early before the published closing date. As a minimum we will keep all adverts open for 2 weeks.

About you

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The postholder will possess a PhD in Pharmacoepidemiology and have skills in analysing longitudinal data including target trial emulation approach, proven proficiency using Statistical Software (e.g. SAS, R, Stata) and strong working understanding of pharmacoepidemiology concepts. The postholder will have the ability to lead a research project with considerable degree of independence and the ability to clearly communicate and report results to the Principal Investigator, at internal meetings, and at conferences. The attached job description lists all the selection criteria for this post.

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

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/rewards-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 division 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/