Digital Epidemiology Research Specialist

7 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom The University of Manchester Full time

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive researcher to support the MRC-funded national network 'Health Research from Home' (HRfH), focused on the use of smartphones and wearables for population health research.

The postholder will lead literature reviews of current practice in smartphones and wearables for population health research, actively participate in working groups defining future best practice, and contribute to the conduct, analysis, and evaluation of two pioneering projects linking digital patient-generated health data with more traditional data sources.

Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 per annum.

Benefits:

  • Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
  • Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
  • Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
  • Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
  • Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

Our University is positive about flexible working - you can find out more here. Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Job DescriptionCompany Overview

The University of Manchester is a world-renowned institution with a strong focus on innovation and excellence in education and research.

Job Requirements
  1. Conducting an ongoing literature review of studies using smartphones and wearables for population health research, leading to peer-reviewed publication(s) and an accessible repository of articles for the emerging HRfH community.
  2. Development and delivery of an evaluation plan examining how digital patient-generated health data can be linked successfully to other data sources, learning lessons from the two driver projects within HRfH (Physical Activity Patterns after Knee Arthroplasty (PAPrKA) and long-term outcomes of COVID), with additional input from other projects within the wider community.
  3. Participation in and, where needed, leading work within forthcoming expert Working Groups that will define best practice in areas of key importance for Health Research from Home, such as the representativeness of study populations.
Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to our employees, including a fantastic pension scheme, excellent employee health and wellbeing services, exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, and additional paid closure over the Christmas period.



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