Healthy Urban Places: Research Fellow in Applied Statistics - Grade 8

Are you an experienced senior researcher with expertise in analysing linked individual-level environment and health data? Do you have the ambition to get involved with a ground-breaking research programme? Do you want to contribute to research that will shape the lives of future generations?

We seek a highly motivated team player with a PhD or equivalent in data science, applied statistics, geography, epidemiology, public health or any other relevant area, who has experience in longitudinally analysing measures of the urban environment and health data. Expertise in analysing large-scale longitudinal data in R is essential. SQL skills are desirable. Aptitude to work collaboratively with the wider team of data scientists who can manipulate the health and spatial data generated for large regional populations is essential, as is a willingness to contribute positively to discussions on planned urban changes and related data with local and regional government.

We offer a collegial and supportive atmosphere that encourages collaboration and innovation. You will be based within the Health Inequalities Policy Research Group – HIPR. Our vision is to improve health and reduce inequalities through the study of the determinants of health and wellbeing and the policies that impact them.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary national team working on Healthy Urban Places, a UKRI Population Health Improvement Research Cluster Network. Our vision is to provide a step change in understanding how best to harness the power of local urban places as tools to improve population health and reduce inequalities. We are creating a transdisciplinary research programme that will elucidate how and why local environments influence population health. We will be directly influencing the implementation of place-based changes in two cities: Bradford and Liverpool. We are looking for someone who shares our vision to join us in creating an innovative research programme that will actively shape the future.

Working with the Liverpool project lead, Professor Sarah Rodgers, and the team in a supportive research culture in Liverpool, you will use nuanced, longitudinal, causal inference approaches to explore how places impact health. Additionally, you will generate new population wide cohorts from routinely collected health and non-health data within the ‘Connected Bradford’ and ‘Civic Data Cooperative’ (Liverpool) data environments. You will collaborate with health researchers and the wider Healthy Urban Places team in the application of longitudinal spatial and health data in supporting place-based, policy-relevant epidemiological, interventional research, contributing to a collaborative Healthy Urban Places team culture, by promoting team science principles and practices.

Following demonstrable progress towards Healthy Urban Places’ core research objectives, you will have the opportunity to build your own line of enquiry within the project.

For full details of the project plans, role details, or to discuss your suitability for the role, please feel free to contact Professor Sarah Rodgers (sarah.rodgers@liverpool.ac.uk). Please also see the UKRI Population Health Improvement UK webpage

Explore what the University can offer you as a colleague, including;

• Hybrid working system, open to discussing flexible working arrangements.
• Generous annual leave entitlement, plus University closure days, including over Christmas and New Year, in addition to UK bank holidays.
• Competitive pension scheme, including generous employer contributions.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Health and wellbeing support.

The post is 2 years fixed term in the first instance, with possible extension until 31^st March 2028.

The University of Liverpool is committed to enhancing workforce diversity. We actively seek to attract, develop, and retain colleagues with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all genders/gender identities, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, individuals living with a disability, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Job Ref: 082826 Closing Date: 12 August 2024

For full details and to apply online, please visit: https://recruit.liverpool.ac.uk