About us
Institute of Health Informatics conducts high quality data-intensive research to improve health at local, national and international levels and delivers one of the largest and most highly regarded teaching programmes in health informatics and health data science. It is home to one of four UKRI Centres for Doctoral Training in AI in Healthcare.
The Institute of Health Informatics is part of the UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences, which is part of the School of Life and Medical Sciences.
About the role
Institute of Health Informatics is looking to appoint an Lecturer in Health Data Science to join our welcoming and vibrant Institute.
The post will support the Institute of Health Informatics teaching programmes, specifically our MSc in Health Data Science. This popular programme prepares graduates from technical, clinical or biomedical backgrounds for research careers in academia, industry or healthcare, teaching them a mix of programming, statistics and research methods using routinely collected health data.
UCL is a research intensive university and our teaching draws upon our research strength. All students are taught by leading researchers and gain experience of working with them on real projects. The post holder will be expected to be research active and to continue to work as a researcher, collaborating with colleagues in the Institute of Health Informatics and beyond.
For an informal discussion please contact Paul Taylor at p.taylor@ucl.ac.uk
For any queries regarding the recruitment process please contact Anita Gorasia at a.gorasia@ucl.ac.uk
About you
If you believe you meet the requirements why not come and be part of this unique and exciting opportunity and be part of something where you feel included, valued and proud.
The Lecturer must have a PhD in a relevant discipline as well as excellent teaching and communication skills. The Lecturer will have experience in delivering postgraduate education, in informatics or data science research in a healthcare setting and knowledge and understanding of artificial intelligence, machine learning or statistics. The post holder will be able to contribute to a range of teaching activities and research supervision, including programming projects.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are:, 41 Days holiday (pro rata for part time staff) (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days), additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme, defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE), cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan, immigration loan, relocation scheme for certain posts, on-Site nursery, on-site gym, employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service, discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
