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PhD Studentship - ARC NENC PhD: -generation ocular technologies early disease detection and precision health
Job in
North East, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, SY7, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-30
Listing for:
The Methodist Church in Britain
Full Time, Apprenticeship/Internship
position Listed on 2026-10-30
Job specializations:
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Research/Development
Data Scientist, Clinical Research, Research Scientist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: North East
A three-and-a-half-year, full-time PhD studentship at the University of Sunderland's NORI, with Durham University and Occuity Ltd. It evaluates new ophthalmic technologies that capture biological information from the eye, and whether these can serve as biomarkers for diseases such as diabetes. The student works with NHS and population study data, uses advanced analysis methods, and completes internships with partners. Applicants need a relevant STEM degree of first or higher second class, with health data analytics experience, and UK home or EU settled or pre-settled status for full funding.
Whatthe job involves
- Evaluate novel ophthalmic technologies that capture previously inaccessible biological information from the eye
- Investigate how these measurements relate to ocular and systemic health
- Assess their potential as biomarkers for disease detection, stratification and monitoring
- Work with data and participants recruited through NHS and population-based studies
- Contribute to observational and translational studies involving people with or at risk of chronic disease
- Apply analytical approaches such as statistical modelling, image analysis, machine learning and multimodal biomarker integration
- Generate evidence to support responsible translation of ophthalmic technologies into clinical research and healthcare
- Complete research-in-practice internships with academic, civic and industrial partners
- First or higher second-class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant STEM subject
- For a second-class degree: a Master's degree, or expected Master's, or 2 to 5 years' full-time relevant professional experience
- Some work involving health data analytics
- UK home fee status, or EU settled or pre-settled status
- Two academic or professional references covering your role on a research project, submitted with the application
- IELTS overall score of 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component, if English is not your first language
- UK home-rate tuition fees
- Monthly stipend at the UKRI recommended rate
- Research training in data analysis, artificial intelligence and research translation
- A laptop
- Research activity allowance of up to £3,000
- Research-in-practice internships with academic or industry partners
- Exchange opportunities with leading health data science research groups
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