"Postdoctoral Researcher Evidence Synthesis (GALENOS)"

Postdoctoral Researcher Evidence Synthesis (GALENOS)

Department: Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX

About Us

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment with an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

The Department of Psychiatry is based on the Warneford Hospital site in Oxford – a friendly, welcoming place of work with an international reputation for excellence. The Department has a substantial research programme, with major funding from Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The Head of Department is Professor Belinda Lennox.

This is an exciting opportunity for a postdoctoral researcher to join the GALENOS team (Reporting to Professor Andrea Cipriani), a global, multidisciplinary consortium funded by Wellcome that is synthesising the existing evidence within anxiety, depression and psychosis.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

About the Role

The post is funded for 3 years and is based in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital.

The post is available on a hybrid basis with 4 days in the office.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the research project. You will adapt existing and develop new research methodologies, including triangulation of different data and materials. You will also contribute ideas for new research projects, and develop ideas for generating research income.

About You

You will have or be close to completion of a relevant PhD/DPhil. For this role, you will need to possess sufficient specialist knowledge in evidence synthesis to work within established research programmes with an experience in analysis of observational studies, with very high-level epidemiological and statistical baseline. Experience of independently managing a discrete area of a research project, would be desirable.

Diversity

Committed to equality and valuing diversity

Our active Psychiatry People and Culture teams and initiatives including our values and behaviours framework, work to make the Department of Psychiatry as supportive, welcoming and inclusive as possible.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. Please see the University pages on the application process at <https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/application-process>

The closing date for applications is 13 February 2026.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 2 March 2026 and will be face-to-face or online where required.

Pay Scale: RESEARCH GRADE 7

Salary: £39,424 - £47,779

Contact: HR Administrator, vacancies@psych.ox.ac.uk

Vacancy ID: 184219