(Clinical or Non-clinical) Research Fellow in data science: multimorbidity & polypharmacy

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• We explore risks, mechanisms, health and socioeconomic consequences and treatment for multimorbidity employing electronic health records, population cohorts and biobanks.
• Our work has been used by NHS England to inform policy.
• This post is funded by the UCLH Biomedical Research Centre.
• The focus of this post is on the relationship between multimorbidity and both health and socioeconomic outcomes.
• We focus on major conditions that often co-occur and have similar pathways, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, renal disease, dementia and adverse mental health.
• You will explore clustering of these conditions and how they impact health outcomes.
• You will work alongside a team of social scientists that in parallel explore impacts on socioeconomic outcomes.
• This role provides an excellent opportunity for a researcher to develop their analytical skills.
• This post is for 10 months in the first instance.

• You will have a PhD, or have submitted a PhD in quantitative research methods that relate to public health, and experience in using national electronic health records and biobanks for research.
• You will have a clinical background, or if non-clinical, extensive understanding of disease, clustering and causes, and of medication.
• You will have demonstrable expertise in multimorbidity research.
• You will have published your research and will have a track record of project completion.
• You will have a significant interest in understanding and addressing inequalities in health and health care.
• You will be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.
• It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, UCL offer some great benefits, some of which are:
• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 UCL closure days)
• Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.