Local Authority Research Practitioner

at  Oxfordshire County Council

ABOUT US

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) plays a key role in what makes us healthy in Oxfordshire. Through its commitments on tackling climate change, shaping the environment to encourage active lives and improve air quality, promoting inclusive economic growth, and closing the health gap between different communities, the council can make transformative changes to the wellbeing of local residents and communities.
Working with partners, including district councils, communities, health and care organisations, local businesses and world-leading universities, OCC wants to lead the development of a place-based approach to research excellence. Through high-quality systematic research, OCC and its partners can better understand why different approaches to improving residents’ health and wellbeing work for different populations and in different settings, and how complex policy systems and environments impact health.

To be successful in the role, you will have:

• A good understanding of research study designs and methodologies, including those used in prevention and population studies especially in local authority settings in the UK;
• Understanding of information governance, confidentiality, and ethics as applied to data sharing and to research
• Knowledge and experience of using both quantitative and qualitative data and research methods; IT and statistical packages and reference management software
• Proven ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and with different stakeholders