Research Fellow: University of Bath
Job title: Research Fellow (Fixed Term)
Department: Department for Health
Salary: Starting from £41,526, rising to £49,553 Fixed Term
SOC Code – Visa Requirements: 2119
Additional Information: Likely to be eligible for Tradeable points
Placed on: Thursday 11 March 2021
Closing date: Sunday 11 April 2021
The role
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated researcher to conduct high quality research in tobacco control and commercial determinants of health, using the latest big data techniques and directing a big data research team in this area.
Our research is highly applied and as such, working within your area of research, you will ensure findings can be applied to practice, for example by developing resources for tobacco control advocates and stakeholders to address and counter tobacco industry interference, and systems for in-country data collection, with a focus on lower- and middle-income countries. You will actively disseminate research findings including working with the press.
The big data research team includes a Research Associate who supports the development of strategy and vision for large data analysis involving data acquisition, processing and analysis; a Research Software Engineer, who develops and maintains the software and systems to support the research and a Research Assistant who codes the data. The Team is looking to harness digital methods for exploring big data to answer important research questions on tobacco industry activity. This involves collecting and analysing large data sets.
You will ensure the conduct of high quality research and secure funding via research grants and/or fellowship applications. Experience in tobacco control and commercial determinants of health and/or data science is required.
STOP
STOP is funded by $15m from Bloomberg Philanthropies, and is a tobacco industry watchdog that aims to deliver policy change. It is a partnership between TCRG, the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control, Thailand, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, and Vital Strategies, New York.
As such it brings together global leaders in tobacco industry monitoring and research, advocacy, accountability and communication. This unique combination ensures our research is widely and effectively communicated and has maximum impact.
TCRG leads the tobacco industry monitoring and research arm of the work. With a focus on low and middle income countries, it extends the scale, geographic reach and responsiveness of our previous research.
Within the University of Bath, the STOP team is based within TCRG (currently homeworking) and includes staff from different faculties, departments and research centres.
This is a fixed term post with an expected end date of 31 May 2022. Interviews w/c 19th April 2021
For enquiries, please contact bath@exposetobacco.org
What we can offer you:
Our campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away creates an excellent environment in which to work.
We are:
- a family friendly workplace
- open to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the University.
- recognising of the talents of our diverse workforce through an excellent reward package
- encouraging of your personal and professional development
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We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to a better environment for our employees and students, creating a learning environment and organisational culture that enhances health and wellbeing across our community. We are very proud to have recently received Ambassadors for Autism certification and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.