Research Assistant in Health Equity

About the Role

The purpose this post is to support in the production of evidence briefs for the Health Equity Evidence Centre through screening titles and abstracts, extracting data, synthesising studies, writing evidence briefs and other related activities.The project is funded by NHS England to support Integrated Care Systems, therefore all outputs should be accessible to practitioners and health care managers. The role is an exciting opportunity to combine reviewer skills with policy and practice impact while also learning about machine learning techniques. The successful applicant will work in the newly formed Health Equity Evidence Centre and innovative new centre that will generate data on What Works to address health inequalities.

About the Institute

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health harnesses expertise across a wide range of population based research and education activities and aims to be an internationally recognised centre of excellence in population health and preventive medicine. The Institute is organised into five separate research centres which, though complementary and following the Institute strategic plan, also have Centre-specific objectives and requirements.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Closing Date: 06/02/2025, 23:55

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