Research Assistant

4 days ago

Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom University of Liverpool Full time £20,000 - £40,000 per year

We are seeking a motivated Research Assistant to join a proof-of-principle project investigating risk factors for rarer dementia subtypes using electronic health records (EHR). This project aims to:

Assess the availability and capacity of primary EHR data to develop a minimum dataset for rarer dementias.

Conduct a pilot analysis using Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) data to explore whether the Lancet Commission identified risk factors for dementia are consistent across subtypes or vary by dementia type.

You will work with us for a period of 6 months and will join us with experience and technical skills to clean, format, and analyse Primary care data (from Clinical Practice Research Datalink) related to Dementia and its associated risk factors.

The role will be positioned within the Dementia Health and Social Care Inequalities Research Group in the Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, based in the Waterhouse building on the University of Liverpool campus. This project is funded by the ESRC (Economic social research council) (SPIN-D+ network) and you will be working directly with Dr James Coleman Watson and Dr Megan Rose Readman and the wider team.

You will:

Be responsible for cleaning and preparing CPRD data for analysis

Assist with project administration, reporting, and dissemination activities.

You should have an undergraduate (or masters) degree with expertise in quantitative research methods, or equivalent experience.

This is a fixed term post available at 0.2% FTE (1 day per week) for 6 months.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Liverpool is committed to enhancing workforce diversity. We actively seek to attract, develop, and retain colleagues with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all genders/gender identities, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, individuals living with a disability, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

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