Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow in Statistics

University Of Leeds (Medicine); Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in the UK is seeking a dynamic statistician to join their research team, focusing on individual participant data meta-analysis for health and social care research. This role offers opportunities for hybrid working and professional development, as well as generous benefits including holiday and pension schemes. Candidates should have relevant experience and a PhD in Statistics or a related field.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Generous pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Access to childcare

Travel schemes

Qualifications

• Ambitious and talented statistician with expertise in IPDMA.
• Ability to develop and manage research repositories.
• Experience in international health and social care research.

Responsibilities

• Develop and analyze a new repository of IPD from ageing research trials.
• Manage tasks related to high-quality health and social care research.
• Collaborate with international research partners.

Skills

Expertise in individual participant data meta-analysis

Strong analytical skills

Experience with clinical trials

Education

PhD in Statistics or related field

Job description

This role will be based at the Academic Unit for Ageing & Stroke Research (ASR) on the Bradford Teaching Hospitals site, with co-location at the Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research (LICTR) on the main University of Leeds campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you an ambitious and talented statistician with expertise in individual participant data meta-analysis (IPDMA) of clinical trials and related methodological projects? Do you want to join a leading research centre to implement high-quality health and social care research?

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic statistician to join our centres of excellence in the Academic Unit for Ageing & Stroke Research (ASR), part of Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, and in the Complex Interventions Division at Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research (LICTR).

This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop, manage, and analyze a new repository of Individual Participant Data (IPD) from ageing research trials. The work is an international partnership funded through a prestigious National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Professorship award, overseen by the global Ageing Research Trialists (ART) collaborative, alongside the UK Multiple Long-Term Conditions Collaborative (UK MTC) funded by NIHR.

What we offer in return

1. 26 days holiday plus approximately 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed (including Christmas) – totaling 42 days a year!
2. Generous pension scheme plus life assurance – the University contributes 14.5% of salary
3. Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
4. Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies, and more.
5. Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts, and travel schemes are also available.
6. And much more!

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route, but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.

Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 1 September 2025.

To explore the post further or for any queries, please contact:

Andrew Clegg, Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Head of the Academic Unit for Ageing & Stroke Research.
Email: [e-mail]

Or

Amanda Farrin, Professor of Clinical Trials and Evaluation of Complex Interventions and Director of the Complex Interventions Division, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research.
Email: [e-mail]