mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06I’m Lead Data Scientist at NHS Grampian and Senior Research Fellow at University of Aberdeen.
I run the Networked Data Lab, currently doing research on patient bottlenecks. We use big, messy, high-security health & social data. We make tools and analysis to help improve care.
I’m a huge nerd for open science and improving research culture.
COME TO ABERDEEN AND GET PAID TO BE RADICAL ABOUT SCOTTISH RESEARCH CULTURE
Scottish Research Cultures Collaboration Manager
£58-65k
secondments welcome!
"a pivotal role dedicated to advancing research cultures. This strategic position, hosted by the University of Aberdeen on behalf of the Scottish sector"
https://www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/scottish-research-cultures-collaboration-manager-566195.html
Applications are open for the Oxford | Berlin Autumn School on Open and Responsible Research 2023
The school is a free, five day combination of lectures and workshops. Anyone can register for the online lectures, and there are stipends available for travel and accommodation if you'd like to attend the in-person workshops and social events
https://ox.ukrn.org/events/#2023-11-20_oxford-berlin-school2023
Materials from past schools are open too
https://osf.io/8q59y/
Oh beloved stats nerds, come work for the NHS, doing and teaching data simulation!
£62-£86k
permanent
remote
Juicy funding call for people working on research data infrastructure
- help researchers find and make the most of data
- increase skills for data service professionals
Awards of £150,000 - £1,000,000
Dorothy Bishop Prize
Three £500 prizes for people who have improved research or promoted open research practices
Nominate yourself or your pals by 28th January
"Data sharing across government should be the rule, rather than the exception.
By sharing, linking, analysing & communicating data more effectively, the government could improve policy design and delivery – both directly and by helping outside researchers and analysts scrutinise policy choices
A new government has a fresh opportunity to set expectations across Whitehall and the broader public sector and to drive a data-sharing revolution."
-Chair, UK Stats Authority
Senior Programme Manager at Health Data Research UK
£64-71k, permanent, remote
"The post holder will provide senior management leadership and will have day to day responsibility for operational management of the Big Data for Complex Disease Driver Programme"
https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/jobs/senior-programme-manager-driver-and-infrastructure-programmes/
Research Fellow in healthcare AI, tech and data
at The Health Foundation (lovely folks)
£63k, permanent, hybrid
https://lde.tbe.taleo.net/lde01/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=HFHR&cws=42&rid=649
Social Medicine and Population Health
68th Annual Scientific Meeting in Glasgow, 4-6 September
"Social medicine is the study of health in its widest sense. It covers a range of subjects including epidemiology, the medical and health needs of society, health services, and the prevention of disease. This conference spans all research that addresses important issues in population health sciences and includes qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches."
https://registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=110751&eventID=281