Job Description

Ref Number

B02-09585

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

16-Nov-2025

About us

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The mission of LHA is to identify biological and social factors that affect lifelong health, ageing and the development of chronic disease, and to use findings to inform policy and design and test interventions that enhance healthy ageing.

About the role

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These new positions will be primarily focussed on working on two ongoing project addressing the following: (1) the causal relationship between mental and physical health and young adults not being in employment or training (NEET) and (2) the causal relationship between trade unions and workers' physical and mental health. The three-year position will cover both aspects whilst the two-year position will only focus on the latter.

About you

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Both appointees should have experience working with longitudinal data, and ideally an interest in cross-country comparative analyses. Strong quantitative skills in longitudinal analysis are essential, including experience with causal inference methods and multiple imputation. Experience using R or Stata is required. Candidates should hold a PhD in social epidemiology, data science, health informatics, biostatistics, or social sciences, including sociology or psychology. They should be able to demonstrate experience in conducting quantitative analysis, as well as experience of working with population-based health datasets, ideally including longitudinal and cohort datasets. Evidence of research experience leading to outputs of publishable standard will also be required.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, UCL offer some great benefits, some of which are: o 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 UCL closure days) o Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme o Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) o Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan o Immigration loan o Relocation scheme for certain posts o On-Site nursery o On-site gym o Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay o Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service o 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.