Job Description
Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum
CMVM / Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term: 4 years
The Opportunity
We seek to hire a post-doctoral Research Fellow, with excellent statistical, organisational, and interpersonal skills, to apply advanced causal inference methods to analyse longitudinal data on the mediating pathways through which excess heat influences mental health for a Wellcome funded research study called ‘TOLAKARI’ (Transformation Of Lived experience And Knowledge of heat, Agriculture and depRession in India).
This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
* A PhD in Statistics, Data Science, or Epidemiology with experience in causal inference.
* An MSC in statistics with expertise in causal inference would also be acceptable if the student is willing to complete a PhD.
* Experience in causal inference techniques such as g-computation, and propensity score matching.
* Other relevant analytical skills in advanced data wrangling and programming skills.
* Good programming skills in Stata or R.
* Proven ability to meet milestones according to project timelines.
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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
* CV
* Cover letter
* Two references including one from your most recent employer
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
* A competitive salary
* An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
* To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
* Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
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The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is Monday 5th January 2026.
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About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
The Deanery of Clinical Sciences (Head, Professor Lorna Marson) has an international reputation in clinical based research through the combination of basic, clinical and translational science and epidemiological studies, and as a part of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, offers unparalleled opportunities for ground-breaking interdisciplinary research in the bio-medical sciences.
The Deanery comprises 5 interdisciplinary Research Centres: the University of Edinburgh/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences (Director, Professor Andy Baker), the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (Director, Professor Colin Smith), the Centre for Inflammation Research (Director, Professor David Dockrell), the Centre for Regenerative Medicine (Director, Professor Stuart Forbes), the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health (Director, Professor Andrew Horne) – of which the latter three Centres comprise the Institute for Repair and Regeneration; as well as the Edinburgh Imaging Facility (Director, Professor Dave Newby) the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility (Director, Professor Neeraj Dhaun) and the Edinburgh Dental Institute.
Clinical Sciences employs around 1000 members of academic and support staff and has over 550 Honorary members who contribute significantly to teaching and research. The Deanery is a major contributor to the undergraduate MBChB curriculum and has approximately 1000 registered post graduate students studying a range of PhD, MD, taught and research MSc and on-line distance learning programmes.The Deanery can be found at the Bioquarter Campus (Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Chancellor’s Building, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People), the Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, the Western General Hospital and the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.