Research Assistant

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the NIHR DeNPRU-QM (Dementia and Neurodegeneration Policy Research Unit), based at QMUL. DeNPRU-QM is funded to generate the evidence policymakers need to develop and deliver effective and equitable health and social care in England that will make it the best place in the world for those with dementia or a neurodegenerative disease to receive care and support, wherever they live and whatever their background. You will work in the central team based at QMUL, and with national partners.

About You

You should be enthusiastically committed to conducting research that makes an impact. A team player, you will work with academics in dementia and neurodegenerative conditions, which may include MS or Parkinson’s Disease to design and carry out portfolio studies, and support rapid-responses to requests for evidence. You will work across a range of projects utilising quantitative and qualitative methods. Depending on the skills of the appointee this may include health economics. You will have experience in studies using mixed methods. We will provide you with strong and enthusiastic support to develop your career.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Faculty is firmly embedded in our East End and global communities, and through education and research we are committed to improving the health outcomes, the wellbeing, and the prosperity of those we serve through a strategy focused on Better Health for All.

The Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health (CPMH) is at the forefront of research internationally into the prevention and treatment of mental illness through biopsychosocial mechanisms. 

We have an international reputation for cultural, social and environmental epidemiology and trials of complex interventions, including in people with serious mental illness and dementia.

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.

This role is for up to 18 months and will not start before 6th August 2025 due to funding.

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