Research Assistant in Evidence Synthesis

The Division of Population Health in the School of Medicine and Population Health is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant in Evidence Synthesis to provide support to and development of the Division’s Evidence Synthesis group for the National Institute for Health Research (EnSygN Sheffield). Evidence Synthesis Groups are funded for five years by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to provide on demand evidence syntheses to meet NIHR and health service priorities.

Your role will include systematic reviewing, development of review protocols, leading or contributing to multidisciplinary project teams, development of evidence synthesis methodologies, dissemination of findings in peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences, and undertaking teaching and supervision. You will also be given opportunities to contribute to grant applications for research and knowledge exchange funding.

Ideally, you should have a postgraduate qualification and/or relevant experience involving evidence synthesis methodologies (systematic review, rapid review etc), as well as a working knowledge of appropriate software such as Microsoft Office and Endnote. As part of our ongoing capacity development, we are particularly interested in reviewers with backgrounds in social care, statistics and information science although candidates with other strong evidence synthesis skills are welcomed.

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About the Department
The School of Medicine and Population Health is home to over 1,500 undergraduate students and 850 postgraduate students from over 50 countries. We provide high quality, innovative teaching that equips tomorrow's clinicians, scientists and health professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to make a substantial and lasting positive impact on the health of the population.

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