Research Assistant or Research Associate (3 posts)

We are seeking highly motivated Research Assistants or Research Associates to join the Complex Reviews Support Unit (http://www.nihrcrsu.org/) in the Department of Health Sciences. The Unit, funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), is a multi-centre collaboration between the University of Glasgow, University of Leicester and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

The role will involve providing synthesis methodological support to review groups funded and/or supported by the NIHR including the Cochrane Collaboration. The primary focus will be to provide support with network meta-analysis and diagnostic test accuracy reviews as well as the development of advanced statistical analyses to address review-specific challenges. In addition to direct liaison  with review teams, there will be an opportunity to develop i) novel data visualisation tools (to aid understanding of complex statistical methodology by non-analysts);ii) web-based apps for data analysis; and/or iii) bespoke training courses in evidence synthesis.

The positions are available as either Research Assistant (Grade 6) or Research Associate (Grade 7) dependant on knowledge, experience and career stage.  Positions are available on either a full time or part time basis (0.5fte minimum) and a job share would also be considered. 

Leicester is a leading University committed to international excellence, world-changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching. We are strongly committed to inclusivity, promoting equality and celebrating diversity among our staff and students. You will develop your career in a supportive and collaborative academic environment in one of the world’s leading research-intensive universities; elite in the excellence of our research, yet distinctive for the genuine synergy between our research and teaching.