Senior Research Fellow; Epidemiology and Methodological Advice

Senior Research Fellow (Epidemiology and Methodological Advice)

The closing date is 12 July 2026. Shortlisting will take place after the closing date, commencing 13 July 2026. Interview is expected to take place in the week following shortlisting, commencing 20 July 2026.

We are looking for a quantitative health researcher to join Born in Bradford and be part of the NIHR Research Support Service’s Specialist Centre for Public Health.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the work of the NIHR Research Support Service Specialist Centre for Public Health.
• Meet with clients of the NIHR Research Support Service Specialist Centre for Public Health.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior members of staff.
• Write reports for publication in peer‑reviewed journals, acting as lead author.
• Recruit and manage research fellows and support staff when required.
• Design and facilitate training sessions relating to epidemiology.
• Develop and register research protocols, using epidemiological study designs.
• Do statistical analyses using techniques such as matching, regression, and standardisation.
• Use visualisations to describe data.
• Contribute to research projects led by colleagues.
• Collaborate with internal and external researchers and partners.
• Identify sources of funding and write grant applications.
• Present research at meetings and conferences.
• Undertake personal development in keeping with the aspiration to be a senior researcher.
• Contribute to a Born in Bradford collaborative team culture, ensuring the success of Born in Bradford.
• Maintain a working knowledge of current legislation regarding participation in research, including Good Clinical Practice, Research Governance and Data Protection.

• Worked in a multidisciplinary research team in a health‑related field.
• Conducted statistical analyses for epidemiological research projects.
• Published research, with a minimum of three publications as first or contributing author in peer‑reviewed journals.
• Used quasi‑experimental methods such as interrupted time‑series or difference‑in‑difference designs.
• Worked with routinely collected data, such as GP or hospital data, and processed this kind of data so it can be used for research.
• Obtained approvals from research ethics committees or other relevant research authorities.

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
• Managing, processing and organising complex data, for example longitudinal cohort data or healthcare data collected by GPs.
• Doing statistical analysis such as matching, regression and standardisation.
• Using statistical software such as STATA or R, including documentation of analysis.
• Working on multiple projects in parallel.

• Epidemiological methods including cohort studies, cross‑sectional studies, case‑control studies, quasi‑experimental designs, and randomised controlled trials.
• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality.

• PhD in a relevant area, or a relevant postgraduate qualification and a minimum of three years relevant research work experience.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Royal Infirmary