Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence (Fixed-Term)

We are looking for a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) who will support our NIHR funded research project at Bournemouth University (BU) and join the DELTA (Digital, Economics, Data Linkage and Analytics) Core of the NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium (MDC), a major UK-wide research programme aiming to reduce inequalities in maternal and neonatal outcomes.

The post holder will primarily work as a Software Engineer by focusing on requirements analysis, design, development and evaluation of a cardiometabolic care bundle, starting in early pregnancy and transitioning to postnatal/interpregnancy pathways. They will support the optimisation of cardiometabolic care focussing on:

• early pregnancy cardiometabolic risk assessment and triage of care (e.g. obesity)
• cardiometabolic risk monitoring/management (e.g. home blood pressure monitoring)
• postnatal cardiometabolic care (e.g. type 2 diabetes (T2D) screening/prevention)
• drivers of risk (e.g. intersectional clinical, social, behaviour inequalities)

The post holder is expected to have Software Engineering skills for developing digital health solutions. They will work closely with clinicians, implementation scientists, health economists, statisticians, data scientists and partner organisations across the consortium. The role will focus on the development and evaluation of AI-supported digital approaches for cardiometabolic and maternal health risk prediction and monitoring, linkage and analysis of large-scale routine healthcare datasets, and equity-focused analytics. The post holder will contribute to methodological innovation and provide analytical expertise to support evidence generation for scalable maternity interventions.

Our vibrant Faculty of Media, Science & Technology encompasses a wide range of disciplines across four Schools: the School of Computing & Engineering, the National Centre for Computer Animation, The Media School and the School of Psychology. The breadth of subject areas in the Faculty means our cutting-edge research is delivering real benefits to digital creative industries, simulation domains, cyber security, human centred artificial intelligence, cognitive science and many others. Our staff base includes high profile researchers who are involved in both UK and global consortia of externally funded collaborations, furthering knowledge in the aforementioned areas plus many more, thus providing significant impact to the economy as well as society and, ultimately, the quality of living across the globe.

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment.  We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society.  To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.  

More than just a job!  Working for BU provides you with access to a fantastic range of benefits.

Core Package:

You will also have access to a wide range of voluntary benefits:

• Health & Wellbeing: Employee assistance programme, dental care scheme, health cash plan
• Financial & Discounts: Discounts including a reduction of fees for family members who study at BU
• Travel: Cycle to work scheme, secure bike stores, showers and lockers, free bus travel between campuses, discounted bus travel
• Sports & Activities: Sport BU has a wide range of activities which staff can access
• Family: Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, on-site nursery with discounts for BU staff
• Modern, vibrant campus locations: Bright and flexible work and meeting spaces, with on-site food outlets and coffee shops

A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at [email protected].