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Job information Research Fellow and Project Coordinator in Public Health from the Company University College London, this latest Research Fellow and Project Coordinator in Public Health job vacancy is located in the city London located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate Doctor Degree . Job Vacancies in this Biotechnology field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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Ref Number B02-08458 Professional Expertise Research and Research Support Department School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary£43,374 £51,860 Contract Type Fixed-term Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment No Closing Date 04-Apr-2025

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 qualitative and/or mixed methods public health research, process evaluation, project management, and a strong interest in working across disciplines as part of an international collaboration.

The successful candidate will join PROACT EU-Response (A European Proactive Adaptive Clinical Trials Network within EU-Response), an ambitious 60-month project funded by the European Union under HORIZON Research and Innovation. PROACT aims to strengthen Europe's pandemic preparedness by consolidating upon existing networks of experts and civil society to establish therapeutic platform trials for respiratory viruses within hospital inpatient settings across Europe.

About the role

The successful applicant will join the Social and Implementation Science Work Stream (led by UCL) which comprises a team of social scientists across Europe. This Work Stream will conduct formative work to understand the current context of clinical trials (including focus groups and interviews with key stakeholders and communities), and) and will undertake a mixed methods process evaluation of the pilot trial when it opens, to ensure trial design is optimised.

PROACT is one of several new projects in interdisciplinary approaches to (re)emerging infections in the department. The postholder will join and benefit from a growing group of clinicians, co-producers, epidemiologists, modellers and social scientists working in this area at a national and international level.

This is a full-time role (i.e. 36.5 hours per week) and it is available immediately until 31 December 2029.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

Salary range: £43,374 to £51,860 per annum (including London Allowance), depending on experience.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact Dr Shema Tariq on s.tariq@ucl.ac.uk.

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 IGH.HR@ucl.ac.uk.

About you

It is essential that the successful candidate has a PhD or equivalent substantial working experience in relevant discipline (e.g. public health, medical anthropology, medical sociology, mixed methods, implementation science).

The successful candidate will have experience in qualitative research (focus groups, interviews) and they will also have experience in project coordination/management.

The ideal candidate will have experience in implementation science research and experience in infectious diseases, pandemic preparedness, and/or clinical trials.

The role requires that the post holder is fluent in more than one Western European language.

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.

Keywords : London jobs
Closed Date : 2025-08-03