IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON


Department of Primary Care and Public Health
School of Public Health

Research Associate in Quality and Safety in Healthcare 
Salary Range: £27,400 - £37,800 per annum 
(Candidates with a PhD in a relevant field already awarded will start no lower than £31,300)

Project title: Explaining variation in quality and safety in healthcare

This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding individual with a PhD in epidemiology, statistics, health services research or a related subject, looking to develop their career as a health services researcher at a world class institution. You will have the opportunity to lead on high profile, high quality papers on the analysis of health service and other data, and take part in the development of measures of quality in healthcare provision used throughout the NHS. You will be encouraged to participate in meetings, seminars and international conferences. In addition to a PhD, you will have appropriate research experience and excellent computing and statistical skills.  Experience in using SAS is preferable, though training will be provided as necessary. We are strongly committed to personal development.

The small, international team is led by Dr Paul Aylin, Clinical Reader in Epidemiology and Public Health. The unit publishes widely in the academic press. Examples of our output include weekend hospital mortality, the impact of junior doctor changeovers, and variation in time to operation for hip fractures. The unit is funded by Dr Foster Intelligence, an independent organisation, which collects and analyses information on the availability and quality of health services in the UK. This position is based at Dr Foster Unit, Imperial College, 12 Smithfield Street, London, EC1A 9LA. 

The appointment is full-time and fixed term until 31 May 2015. Salary on appointment will depend upon qualifications and experience. Informal enquiries welcome. Please contact Dr Paul Aylin ([log in to unmask] or 07739 344491)

For more information about the School of Public Health/Department of Primary Care and Public Health please go to http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/publichealth. 

The method of application is online via our website http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment. Please complete and upload an application form as directed. CV’s must be accompanied by an application form.

Reference number: SM174-11
Closing date: 9 January 2012

Committed to equality and valuing diversity.  We are also an Athena Bronze SWAN Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer 2011.

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