Research and Policy Assistant

at  University of Oxford

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Research and Policy Assistant to join the Pandemic Sciences Institute (PSI) Policy and Practice Research Group, at the University of Oxford. The research group undertakes applied research on the design and implementation of policy and practice (including public health) for pandemic preparedness and response. Particular areas of current research include research on research prioritisation, research translation to policy and barriers and enablers to both research and public health practice during outbreaks.
Your primary responsibility will be to manage your own research, policy, and administrative activities, with guidance provided by senior colleagues, and to contribute to wider project planning, including ideas for new research and policy projects. You will select, follow, and adapt specialist methodologies to confirm or refute theories, and identify suitable alternatives where information is restricted and/or limited, and contribute to the design of research materials and arrange data gathering. Other responsibilities include supporting the development of policy briefs on strategic themes such as data sharing, clinical research funding coordination and prioritisation, and R&D priorities and pipelines and support the work of the research group activities through attending meetings, minute taking, undertaking surveys and analysis as required.
It is essential that you hold an undergraduate degree in Medicine, Public Health, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Social Science, Biomedicine, or a related subject, together with some relevant experience. You will possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to work within established research programmes, and be able to manage your own research, policy and administrative activities. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write to a high standard and proven ability to communicate complex concepts to specialist and non-specialist audiences are also essential for this role.
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.
This position is offered full time (part-time hours considered, a minimum of 80% FTE) on a fixed term contract until 31 March 2026 and is funded by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Only applications received before 12 midday on Wednesday 11 September 2024 will be considered. interviews to be held between Friday 27 September and Wednesday 2 October. Please quote 174952 on all correspondence

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