Research Officer & Data Scientist - CHILI
| Posting date: | 22 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £39,355 to £45,413 per year |
| Additional salary information: | together with USS pension benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | Swansea, Wales |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Swansea University |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | SU01354 |
Summary
This is a Fixed Term post until August 2029 working full-time.
The Population Data Science group at Swansea University (https://popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/) supports world-leading research to develop cutting-edge analytical tools and methodologies to address the most pressing health research challenges. Home to Researchers & Data Scientists who focus on a range of projects and programmes that seek to improve services and people's lives through population data science research. This multidisciplinary team works in a fast-moving, agile environment and is committed to demonstrating the value of data science to a range of technical and non-technical audiences.
Our group works as part of multidisciplinary collaborations involving members of the public, researchers, policymakers, and service leads across a range of organisations, including Welsh Government, academia, public health, health and social care, and third-sector organisations in Wales and the UK. Utilising the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank’s (www.saildatabank.co.uk) rich anonymised population-scale, individual-level, linked data sources to answer important population-level questions that inform policy and evaluate national programmes and projects. The role will also involve using data from across the UK. We are looking for a Research Officer & Data Scientist to join our team, working closely with various stakeholders, organisations, and groups.
The Research Officer & Data Scientist will be part of the CHILI Hub. CHILI is short for Child and adolescent Health Impacts of Learning Indoor environments under net zero. CHILI is a group of researchers from a range of backgrounds, including engineering, public health, clinical medicine, mental health research and education, working together to ensure that children’s education is supported and improved as school and nursery buildings are being made environmentally sustainable. CHILI is one of seven transdisciplinary research hubs exploring ways to ensure the UK’s transition to net zero also protects and promotes physical and mental health. The hubs are funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), more information can be found here: https://www.ukri.org/news/42m-funding-to-ensure-health-is-central-to-net-zero-strategies/ Organisations leading CHILI include: University College London, Imperial College London, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Swansea University, UK Health Security Agency, University of Leeds and the Stockholm Environment Institute University of York.
The Population Data Science group at Swansea University (https://popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/) supports world-leading research to develop cutting-edge analytical tools and methodologies to address the most pressing health research challenges. Home to Researchers & Data Scientists who focus on a range of projects and programmes that seek to improve services and people's lives through population data science research. This multidisciplinary team works in a fast-moving, agile environment and is committed to demonstrating the value of data science to a range of technical and non-technical audiences.
Our group works as part of multidisciplinary collaborations involving members of the public, researchers, policymakers, and service leads across a range of organisations, including Welsh Government, academia, public health, health and social care, and third-sector organisations in Wales and the UK. Utilising the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank’s (www.saildatabank.co.uk) rich anonymised population-scale, individual-level, linked data sources to answer important population-level questions that inform policy and evaluate national programmes and projects. The role will also involve using data from across the UK. We are looking for a Research Officer & Data Scientist to join our team, working closely with various stakeholders, organisations, and groups.
The Research Officer & Data Scientist will be part of the CHILI Hub. CHILI is short for Child and adolescent Health Impacts of Learning Indoor environments under net zero. CHILI is a group of researchers from a range of backgrounds, including engineering, public health, clinical medicine, mental health research and education, working together to ensure that children’s education is supported and improved as school and nursery buildings are being made environmentally sustainable. CHILI is one of seven transdisciplinary research hubs exploring ways to ensure the UK’s transition to net zero also protects and promotes physical and mental health. The hubs are funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), more information can be found here: https://www.ukri.org/news/42m-funding-to-ensure-health-is-central-to-net-zero-strategies/ Organisations leading CHILI include: University College London, Imperial College London, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Swansea University, UK Health Security Agency, University of Leeds and the Stockholm Environment Institute University of York.