Senior Research Fellow (Quantitative)

Job overview

Closing Date: 27.03.26

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 28.03.26

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 16.04.26

We are seeking a Senior Research Fellow (Quantitative) to lead quantitative research projects within the BiBBS: Achieve Wellcome Discovery research grant. You will work under the management and supervision of the BiB Principal Research Fellow to ensure the successful delivery of this role. This will include, but is not limited to, undertaking scoping reviews on the impacts of policies during austerity, the pandemic and cost of living crisis, on child health, educational, and mental health outcomes, and analysing the impact of these ‘shocks’ on children’s developmental and health outcomes aged 0 to 8 using a range of statistical methods. Part of the role will include supporting colleagues in the wider BiBBS Achieve team to undertake research and write grants. You will also develop your own area of subject expertise in a field related to BiBBS Achieve and have time to develop your own profile, including personal fellowship/grant application related to BiBBS Achieve.

Main duties of the job

There are two key areas of work:

• Applied epidemiology: Designing, leading, analysing, and publishing epidemiological research on children’s developmental, physical, mental, and educational outcomes, using a wide range of quantitative analytical approaches.
• Funding applications: Supporting the development of research grant applications under the direction of senior colleagues, with allocated time to develop your own grant/fellowship application to continue BiBBS Achieve work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for further details, please ensure you have covered the essentials mentioned in the person specification in your application.