About the role
This new post represents an exciting opportunity to join the existing multimorbidity team of around 20 researchers. We explore risks, mechanisms, health and socioeconomic consequences and treatment for multimorbidity employing electronic health records, population cohorts and biobanks. Our work has been used by NHS England to inform policy. This post is funded by the UCLH Biomedical Research Centre. The focus of this post is on the relationship between multimorbidity and polypharmacy. We focus on major conditions that often co-occur and have similar pathways, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia and renal disease. The role of adverse mental health, both as a pre-existing condition, and as an adverse effect of polypharmacy, on adherence, and on health and socioeconomic outcomes, is often overlooked. You will explore clustering of these conditions, the impact of polypharmacy on health benefits and on adverse outcomes, the role of adherence, and how we can improve risk prediction, prescribing and adherence to these medications. This role provides an excellent opportunity for a researcher to develop their analytical skills and knowledge base in health. This post is for two years.
About you
You will have a PhD or equivalent significant experience in quantitative research methods that relate to public health, and experience in using population cohorts and/or electronic health records for research. You will have published your research and will have a track record of project completion. You will have a significant interest in understanding and addressing inequalities in health and health care. You will be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and take on teaching and mentoring duties as required. During this time, you will also be encouraged to develop ideas related to the core work to gain independent funding. Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria. It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, UCL offer some great benefits, some of which are:
• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 UCL closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery • On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance
