Research Officer - Risk Stratification - Swansea University

Swansea University are seeking ambitious researchers to join their dynamic Population, Psychiatry, Suicide and Informatics (PPSI) team portfolio. This exciting opportunity is focused on developing innovative risk prediction tools for early-onset depression.

The team is led by Prof. Ann John, co-director of DATAMIND, principal investigator of the National Center for Mental Health, and lead of the Data Science theme in the Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health. Working within this multidisciplinary environment, you will utilize large-scale routine healthcare data to develop and validate risk-stratification models, with a particular focus on identifying young people at ultra-high risk of developing early-onset depression.

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in a relevant discipline (Statistics, Data Science, Epidemiology, Psychology), strong programming skills (SQL, R, Python), and experience with healthcare data analysis.