Research Associate in the Department of Psychological Medicine

King's College London - Psychological Medicine

Location:	London
Salary:	£44,355 to £46,671 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On:	21st March 2025
Closes:	14th April 2025
Job Ref:	110905

About us

Applications are invited for a talented and motivated post-doctoral researcher to join a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional team with expertise in the interface of mental and physical health conditions. Reporting to Dr Alex Dregan (School of Academic Psychiatry) and Dr Anna Andreou (School of Neuroscience) at IoPPN, the successful candidate will work on multiple projects, exploring the interrelationship between common mental health disorders (depression, anxiety) with cardiometabolic disorders (vascular events, diabetes), as well as to evaluate healthcare utilisation and quality patterns for migraine patients.

The projects represent integrated programmes of work funded by the NIH (USA), Pfizer and AbbVie, and the NIHR, addressing international and national health priorities in specific research areas. The project is led by a multi-disciplinary team from the King’s College London, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA), Lund University (Sweden), and Semmelweis University (Hungary).

About the role

We are currently looking for a talented and collaborative quantitative researcher interested in working with real-world data from large electronic health records datasets. The primary role of the post-holder will be to lead projects involving quantitative analysis of linked electronic health records across the primary & secondary care settings.

This is a full-time (35 hours per week) fixed-term position initially until the 31 December 2026, with the possibility to extend to 31 August 2027, provided further funding confirmation. The post holder will be based at Denmark Hill and Guy’s campus, with the opportunity to work remotely for part of the week.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

PhD qualified in relevant subject area (or pending results), such as Epidemiology, Public health, Biostatistics, Psychology, or a related discipline
Knowledge of advanced statistical methods & data analysis techniques using statistical software (R, Python, Stata)
Experience with electronic health records data & familiarity with data extraction, management, and analysis
Proven experience and interest in conducting research related to mental health, cardiometabolic disorders, or migraine
Willingness to stay updated with the latest research and advancements in the field of mental health, cardiometabolic disorders, and migraine studies
Excellent communication skills (e.g., experience in writing for publication in peer reviewed journals & findings presentation to wider audiences)
Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to work to own initiatives as well as being part of a team

Desirable criteria

Experience of teaching on undergraduate and/or taught postgraduate programmes and to supervise BSc/MSc projects
Experience of or willingness to co-supervise postgraduate taught (MSc) dissertations
Experience working to deliverable deadline
Ability to identify and address research challenges and obstacles

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Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.

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