UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Institute of Child Health
and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust
International Perinatal Care Unit
Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in Maternal and Perinatal Health
Applications are invited for the position of Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow at the International Perinatal Care Unit to develop a personal research programme with a safer motherhood or perinatal care theme and to contribute to postgraduate teaching activities.
It is essential for the post holder to have a Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline (e.g. public health, health services research, social science), knowledge of safer motherhood and perinatal care issues and competence in basic epidemiology and statistics. It is highly desirable for the post holder to have experience in midwifery or perinatal care or management of reproductive health programmes, knowledge of participatory action research, experience of policy advocacy in women’s or child health issues, relevant developing country experience and a publications record. The post requires excellent facilitation skills, personal maturity, sensitivity to gender and cultural issues and the ability to relate to people at all levels.
Salary Range: Grade 1A or II £20,470 – £ £32,537 plus £2,134 London weighting. Applications are also welcomed from clinically qualified candidates and will be appropriately remunerated. Appointment level according to skills and experience. For an informal discussion about the post, please ring Professor Anthony Costello on 020 7905 2261 or contact ipu@ich.ucl.ac.uk
To find out more about this vacancy and IPU research activities please see our web site at www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/ipu. A job description and application details can be obtained from the Human Resources Department by telephoning our 24 hour recruitment line on 020 7242 9789 ext 0766. Alternatively you may email us (hr2@ich.ucl.ac.uk). Please quote job reference number CFL/02/77
Closing date for applications is Monday 30th September 2002.
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