Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead till 31.03.31

Job overview

Closing Date:  10/03/2026

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date:  commencing 11/03/2026

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting:  commencing 16/03/2026

We are recruiting a Senior Research Fellow with expertise in epidemiology research. This is an opportunity for organised, motivated and enthusiastic researcher to join our Yorkshire and Humber Applied Research Collaboration (YHARC) and Born in Bradford (BiB) teams.

As part of our Healthy Families theme of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber (YHARC) we are looking for a responsive researcher. Working closely with our Director of Child Health Research, this post would suit someone keen to work across the breadth of child health research, from babies to teenagers, using a variety of epidemiological methods, on a large range of data sources, and with colleagues from across the country.  The post is designed to be responsive to system needs and changing interests working in the group at present covers topics as diverse as vaccination, infant technology, frailty, obesity, and mental health.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be involved in range of prospective and responsive child health and inequalities research and evaluation projects.  Key areas of work will include:
• Stakeholder engagement – to explore research and evaluation ideas and develop appropriate proposals that align with available resources
• Applied epidemiology – describing large cohorts, investigating risk factors
• Evaluation – collaborating with data-science colleagues to evaluate study interventions
• Research support – helping colleagues do good quality research
• Research coordination – provide wider support which enables the YHARC Healthy Family theme deliver against its agreed objectives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See the Job Description and Person Specification documents for more details.

Data resources for the post include Born In Bradford (www.borninbradford.nhs.uk), our flagship birth cohort study, including a vast array of genetic, medical and family-level data; the world’s first interventional cohort, Born In Bradford’s Better Start, designed to evaluate preventative interventions to reduce inequalities; BiB4All, an ongoing electronic birth cohort studying new mothers via consented data linkage; Age of Wonder, a large study of adolescent health that will recruit all secondary school pupils in the local authority; and Connected Bradford, a whole-population linked database including health, social care, and education records. Together these resources make Bradford a unique place to study the determinants of health and interventions that may improve health. We collaborate with national and international partners to study topics including childhood obesity, allergies and infections, mental health, and environmental influences on health.

Working closely with the Director of Child Health Research, you will be responsible for designing, leading, and publishing epidemiological research which is responsive to the emerging research priorities of communities, professional stakeholders.