Research Associate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Research Associate
College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences
School of Health & Wellbeing, Public Health Section

GRADE 7

Job Purpose
To make a leading contribution to the ZAMSA-TB Project, a major Wellcome-funded Discovery Award investigating new epidemiological methods to measure tuberculosis transmission in Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia. The Research Associate will work with Professor Peter MacPherson at the School of Health & Wellbeing, and with project collaborators at the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, ZAMBART, Zambia, and the University of Cape Town.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications, policy briefs, and research proposals, as well as help manage and direct this project in collaboration with partner organisations as opportunities allow. Work travel to international research partners is anticipated. They will additionally receive career support and training through the Athena Swan Gold-accredited School of Health and Wellbeing, and contribute to academic life within the Public Health Section.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1.    Take a leading role in the planning and conduct of assigned research individually or jointly in accordance with the project deliverables and project/group/School/College research strategy.
   

2.    Document research output including analysis and interpretation of all data, maintaining records and databases, drafting technical/progress reports and papers as appropriate.
   

3.    Establish and maintain your research profile and reputation and that of The University of Glasgow School of Health & Wellbeing, including establishing and sustaining a track record of independent and joint publications of international quality in high profile/quality refereed publications, enhancing the research impact in terms of economic/societal benefit, and gathering indicators of esteem.
   

4.    Survey the research literature and environment, understand the research challenges associated with the project & subject area, & develop/implement a suitable research strategy.
   

5.    Presentation of work at international and national conferences, at internal and external seminars, colloquia and workshops to develop and enhance our research profile.
   

6.    Take a leading role in the identification of potential funding sources and to assist in the development of proposals to secure funding from internal and external bodies to support future research, including independent research fellowships.
   

7.    Take a leading role in developing and maintaining collaborations with colleagues across the research group/School/College/University and wider community (e.g. Academic and Industrial Partners, and international collaborators).
   

8.    Take a leading role in team/group meetings/seminars/workshops and School research group activities to enhance the wider knowledge, outputs and culture of the School/College.
   

9.    Take the lead in the organisation, supervision, mentoring and training of undergraduate and/or postgraduate students and less experienced members of the project team to ensure their effective development.
   

10. Perform administrative tasks related to the activities of the research group and School, including Budgets/Expenditure.

11. Make a leading contribution to Teaching activities (e.g. demonstrating etc) and associated admin as assigned by the Head of School and in consultation with Principal Investigator.

12. Keep up to date with current knowledge and recent advances in the field/discipline.

13. Engage in personal, professional and career development, to enhance both specialist and transferable skills in accordance with desired career trajectory.

14. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School/Director of Research Institute.

15. Contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University Strategy, World Changing Glasgow 2025.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
A1. Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or alternatively possess the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience, with experience of personal development in a similar or related role(s)

A2. A comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of current issues and future directions within infectious disease epidemiology and global health.

A3. Knowledge of data science, programming languages, and modern, reproducible statistical computing environments.

Skills
Essential
C1. Proven ability to deliver quality outputs in a timely and efficient manner
C2. Proven track record in engagement and collaborative working with international research institutes and partners

Experience
Essential:
E1. A track record of presentation and publication of research results in quality
publications/conferences
E2. Experience of making a leading contribution in academic activities
E3. Ability to demonstrate a degree of independence as illustrated by identification of project objectives from assessment of the literature, design & analysis of experiments & drafting of papers.
E4. Experience in undertaking independent research
E5. Commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources and practices that support replication.
E6. Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and to other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage.
E7. Sufficient depth of relevant research experience, normally including sufficient postdoctoral experience in a related field, appropriate to an early career academic.

Terms and Conditions
Salary will be Grade 7, £40,247 - £45,163 per annum.

This post is full time and fixed term for up to

As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.
3 A flexible approach to working.
4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

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