About us
The UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH) is at the heart of UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute’s vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world-class research. IGH aims to support the development of robust solutions to aspects of the world’s major global health challenges through scholarly outputs, education, public engagement, translational research, and ultimately by influencing public policy and professional practice.
We are seeking a highly motivated researcher with experience in the linkage and/or analysis of large administrative/surveillance datasets and conducting literature reviews, including systematic and/or scoping reviews.
The successful candidate will join NIHR HPRU team led by UCL in partnership with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Researchers in the NIHR HPRU work closely with UKHSA colleagues, community partners and those who commission or deliver services to conduct research to support UKHSA in its mission of protecting the country against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and blood-borne viruses (BBVs).
The successful candidate will also work with the Natsal team at UCL. Natsal are large probability-sample bio-behavioural surveys, representative of the British population. The study is supported by a grant from the Wellcome Trust with contributions from the ESRC and NIHR. Natsal provides evidence of the context, influences and consequences of sexual lifestyles.
About the role
The post-holder will contribute to a range of projects within the HPRU and Natsal and help build research links between the HPRU and Natsal.
Within the HPRU, the post-holder will be responsible for project management, data collection and management and statistical analysis relating to several NIHR HPRU projects (to be agreed with HPRU Steering Committee), as well as dissemination of study findings to academic and non-academic audiences.
The post-holder will also be expected to provide support to other ongoing studies within the HPRU, including systematic and scoping reviews, and qualitative research, with any training provided if required.
Within the first 6 months, the post-holder will also work closely with Natsal’s Lead Data Analyst (Dr Elise Paul) to carry out analyses of the Natsal-4 quantitative data, and support dissemination of study findings through preparation of results for conferences and journal submissions.
This is a full-time role (i.e. 1.0 FTE, 36.5 hours per week) and it is available for 6 months in the first instance.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
Appointment will be made at Grade 6B unless the applicant has been awarded a PhD or has equivalent substantial working experience in relevant discipline (e.g. public health, medical anthropology, medical sociology, mixed methods) when appointment will be made at Grade 7.
Salary range:
Grade 6B: £38,607 to £41,255 per annum (including London Allowance), depending on experience
Grade 7: £44,480 to £ 51,860 per annum (including London Allowance), depending on experience
If you have any queries about the role, please contact:
11 to 15 August 2025: Prof Nigel Field on [email protected]
16 to 25 August 2025: Dr John Saunders on [email protected]
If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the IGH HR Team on [email protected].
About you
The successful candidate must have detailed knowledge and understanding of sexual and reproductive health, and blood-borne viruses; they must have experience of working closely with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and previous experience of conducting literature reviews, including systematic and/or scoping reviews.
The ideal candidate will have experience of project management, data management, curation, linkage methods and/or analysis for large, administrative datasets. They will also have proficiency in at least one statistical analysis package, ideally SAS, Stata or R.
The post holder will have a PhD (or master’s degree, in the case of Grade 6B) in epidemiology, public health, mathematics, statistics, health-informatics or equivalent substantial experience.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.
