Research Assistant/Associate

Newcastle University • Newcastle, WY

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About The Position

The Research Assistant/Associate position at Newcastle University focuses on characterizing the complex inter-relationships between immune mediated inflammatory disorders (IMIDs) and the systemic drugs used for treatment, utilizing innovative artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies. The role involves preparing patient datasets for research, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and contributing to the understanding of how IMIDs develop over time and their impact on patient safety and healthcare pathways.

Requirements

• Ability to work well as part of a team and rapidly acquire new skills.
• Advanced skills directly related to the research projects.
• High level of analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Experience of research with transferable skills and awareness of the research environment.
• Presentations at conferences and/or high-quality publications.
• Specific experience with data engineering and data quality assessment methods using Python or R.
• Familiarity with Machine Learning methods for data analysis.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis methods.
• Experience with UNIX/Linux operating systems.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with HPC-style computing.

Responsibilities

• Contribute ideas to enhance technical or methodological aspects of studies under the guidance of an academic or Principal Investigator.
• Develop and carry out specified projects using appropriate techniques.
• Determine appropriate methodologies for research with necessary support.
• Assess research findings for further investigations.
• Write proposals for individual research funding or contribute to collective bids.
• Contribute to writing up research for publication and dissemination.
• Present research findings at conferences or through publications.
• Supervise final year undergraduate research projects and support postgraduate research students or Research Assistants.
• Work with support staff and interact with other academic members of the Institute.
• Contribute to public engagement events related to science/social sciences/humanities.
• Ensure compliance with secure handling of data.
• Assess, develop, and deploy semi-automated pipelines for data quality control and pre-processing of EHR and other relevant data.
• Implement appropriate explainable ML/AI methods for clinical research questions.
• Develop AI-based tools to assist clinicians in assessing risk.
• Curate datasets to satisfy FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).
• Conduct extensive reading and literature review in relevant fields.
• Engage in public/patient involvement/engagement (PPIE) in research.

Benefits

• Generous holiday package with the opportunity to buy more holidays.
• Great pension schemes.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Associate degree