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Research Associate in Biostatistics

Publicerad 2025-03-21

The Research Associate position in Biostatistics presents an exciting opportunity for a researcher with a strong statistical background and an interest in public health to develop hierarchical statistical models within the field of environmental epidemiology. It is supported by two projects: the Health Data Research UK Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Driver Programme () and the MRC-funded programme ‘Public Health Impacts of the UK's Clean Air Zones (PHICAZ).


You will join the Imperial College HDR UK and PHICAZ research teams and become a member of the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) ().

Within the PHICAZ project, you will play a key role in developing a statistical model to provide robust, evidence-based evaluations of clean air policies in London before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the HDR UK project, the focus will be on applying statistical and machine learning techniques to analyse the impact of social, environmental, and household factors on population health by integrating administrative data from various sources


  • Hold a PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics or a closely related discipline, or equivalent research, industrial or commercial experience

  • *Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as a Research Assistant within the salary range £43,003 - £46,297 per annum

  • Experience of Bayesian inference in a hierarchical modelling context
  • Experience of working with large data from observational studies (. electronic health records)
  • Proficient in working with the R statistical environment (particularly packages for Bayesian modelling like RStan, R-Nimble, R-INLA)
  • Creative approach to problem-solving

  • Be part of a dynamic research group, working on cutting edge statistical modelling in environmental epidemiology
  • The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to continue science for humanity.
  • Grow your career: gain access to Imperial’s sector-leading as well as opportunities for promotion and progression.
  • Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year and generous pension schemes).
  • Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various and resources to support your personal and professional
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