Research Fellow in Climate Change and Health Data & Statistics

UCL is hiring a Research Fellow in Climate Change and Health Data & Statistics to support the Lancet Countdown initiatives. The role involves coordinating research, managing data, and contributing to reports on health and climate change. Candidates should have a PhD or equivalent experience in relevant fields, strong quantitative skills, and proficiency in data analysis. This full-time position is based in Greater London and is available until April 2029.
About us

The UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH) is at the heart of UCL's Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute's vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world-class research. IGH aims to support the development of robust solutions to aspects of the world's major global health challenges through scholarly outputs, education, public engagement, translational research, and ultimately by influencing public policy and professional practice.

We are seeking a Research Fellow in Climate Change and Health to work on the coordination and timely delivery of the research and academic initiatives of the Lancet Countdown, including the annual Global Lancet Countdown Report, Regional Reports, special issues, and additional academic and research outputs.

The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change is an independent, international research collaboration, that works to track the evolving links between health and climate change globally, regionally and nationally, in partnership with The Lancet and the World Health Organization. Its aim is to inform a robust response to climate change that protects and promotes human health.

About the role

The successful candidate will have strong quantitative and data analysis skills, ideally with expertise in climate and geospatial data; will contribute to the Lanet Countdown's research on climate change and health; and will lead on data management, data translation activities, and the programme of open data and data sharing for the Lancet Countdown.

This role offers the opportunity for an early career researcher to work with over 300 researchers that contribute to the Lancet Countdown and to develop and expand a research portfolio in the field of climate change and health in support of the overall Lancet Countdown aims and personal career development.

This is a full-time role (i.e. 36.5 hours per week) and it is available immediately until April 2029 in the first instance.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

Salary range: £43,374 to £51,860 per annum (including London Allowance), depending on experience.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact Dr Marina Romanello on m.romanello@ucl.ac.uk .

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the IGH HR Team on IGH.HR@ucl.ac.uk .

About you

The post holder will have a PhD or equivalent working experience in climate science, epidemiology, statistics, data science, or related field with strong quantitative methods and data analysis.

It is essential that the successful candidate has advanced knowledge of quantitative methods and statistics, advanced proficiency in R or a similar coding language and experience in the analysis of geospacial data.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and critical thinking skills and excellent drafting and editing skills, with an excellent command of English, and the ability to adapt scientific content to a broad range of audiences.

The ideal candidate will also be highly organised, with attention to detail and will have the ability to work both independently and within a multidisciplinary team, especially across cultures.

The role requires that the post holder is willing to travel and to occasionally participate in meetings outside of normal working hours.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, some of which are below:
• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.