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Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe · 4 weeks ago

SENIOR RESEARCH OFFICER - PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGIST

Medicine, NE

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$47K/yr - $56K/yr

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The role involves managing and conducting quantitative research projects related to Serious Mental Illness, collaborating with leading mental health research hubs, and developing leadership skills within a thriving research team.

Higher Education

Responsibilities

Manage and conduct a programme of quantitative research projects and data platform development related to Serious Mental Illness

Work closely with the world-leading DATAMIND and Brain and Genomics Hub, both part of UKRI Mental Health Platform Hub

Develop leadership skills with opportunities for line management and expectation to act as senior lead on a portfolio of projects within the team

Apply research, analytical, epidemiological and programming skills to answer key research questions and build data platforms for analysis that drives evidence-based change in mental health, self-harm and suicide prevention

Qualification

Clinical EpidemiologyHealth Data ScienceSQLRStataPythonBig Data KnowledgeAnalytical SkillsProgramming SkillsLeadership Skills

Required

Strong background in clinical epidemiology and/or health data science

Enthusiasm and aptitude for working with mental health related data

Relevant post-graduate degree or equivalent experience

Experience in the use of large relational databases through SQL

Fluency in a programming language such as R, Stata or Python

Knowledge of routine big data such as GP records and hospital admissions

Ability to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.)

Benefits

Support in skills and career development from a thriving team with over £89M in joint funding over the last five years.

Opportunity to work closely with DATAMIND, the Brain and Genomics UKRI Mental Health Platform Hub and National Centre for Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm Research at Swansea University

Application of research, analytical, epidemiological and programming skills to answer key research questions and build data platforms for analysis that drives evidence-based change in mental health, self-harm and suicide prevention

Development of leadership skills with opportunities for line management and expectation to act as senior lead on a portfolio of projects within the team