The appointment will be on UCL Grade 7.
This role sits within an interdisciplinary team investigating approaches to HIV self-testing which reduce health inequalities for men who have sex with men (MSM) in the UK. The post holder will have overall responsibility for two packages of work, re-analysing previously collected data from the SELPHI RCT of HIV self-testing in England and Wales. They will: organise, curate and analyse previously collected qualitative data; write quality outputs for a range of audiences, present findings at meetings, conferences and other for a; contribute to the development of an implementation action toolkit supporting the roll-out of HIVST in the UK and participate in patient and public involvement activities and events.
Duration is 18 months in the first instance.
A PhD in a relevant field is required for recruitment to Research Fellow, an MSc for recruitment as Research Assistant. The post-holder will have knowledge of key issues surrounding new prevention technologies for HIV (e.g. HIV self-testing, PrEP, treatment as prevention), and experience of qualitative research and analysis. Writing is a key component of this research, therefore experience in producing written report for a variety of audiences including academic publications is required.
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We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.
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