The successful applicant will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the group, ensuring the smooth running of administrative processes and activities. Responsibilities will include comprehensive diary management, coordinating meetings and events, arranging travel and accommodation, supporting financial processes (including expenses, purchase orders, and invoices), and acting as a first point of contact for a range of internal and external stakeholders.

 

You will be highly organised and able to manage a varied and busy workload and work to deadlines, demonstrating a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as strong communication skills. You will have experience as an Administrator or Personal Assistant to senior members of staff within a large organisation, and be confident working with financial and administrative systems. Experience in higher education or similarly complex environment would be advantageous.

 

You will be based in the Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG as your normal place of work, but there may be the opportunity for occasional remote working.

 

The position is offered full time, although part time to a minimum of 0.6 FTE will be considered. This role is fixed-term for 12 months or until 30 September 2027, whichever is earliest, with the possibility of extension

 

For further information or to discuss the post please contact Stuart Redding Stuart.Redding@phc.ox.ac.uk or Stavros Petrou Stavros.Petrou@phc.ox.ac.uk.

 

“Committed to equality and valuing diversity”

 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Click here for support with completing your online application. Please do not attach any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these will not be considered as part of your application.

 

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Friday 5 June 2026.

 

Interviews are expected to be held during the week commencing 22 June 2026.

 

The successful applicant will contribute to a diverse portfolio of projects examining how best to support healthy ageing, including identifying the most effective ways of delivering routine health checks to detect health issues early, and scaling the implementation of proven interventions for older people most affected by health inequalities. The postholder will ideally have mixed methods expertise, or at minimum strong qualitative research experience, and will work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver research with real-world impact. Responsibilities will include leading the design, conduct, and analysis of qualitative research (e.g. interviews, focus groups, co-design activities), working directly with patients recruited to research studies, with opportunities to contribute to quantitative and health economic analyses where appropriate. The postholder will be expected to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary research team, including collaboration with clinicians, statisticians, health economists, policy-makers, local authorities, industry partners and voluntary sector partners and contribute to patient and public involvement (PPI) activities, ensuring that the perspectives of older adults and underserved groups inform research design and delivery.

 

You will have or be close to the completion of a relevant PhD/DPhil in applied health research, possess specialist knowledge in qualitative and/or mixed methods research, and have strong analytical skills, drawing on suitable quantitative and qualitative frameworks. You will have demonstrable ability to lead research projects, experience engaging with diverse patients and participants from underserved communities and have excellent communication skills, including the ability to write for publication, present research proposals and results, tailoring the approach to different audiences.

 

You will be based in the Radcliffe Primary Care, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG as your normal place of work, but will be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working with your line manager. The post is full time although applications for part-time working will be considered (minimum FTE 60%).

 

The position is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration, for two years in the first instance.

 

For further information or discuss the post please contact Prof James Sheppard (james.sheppard@phc.ox.ac.uk) and Dr Megan Kirk Chang (megan.kirkchang@psych.ox.ac.uk).

 

“Committed to equality and valuing diversity”

 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Please do not attach any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these will not be considered as part of your application.

 

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Wednesday 27 May 2026.

 

Interviews are expected to be held during the week commencing 22 June 2026.

 

The postholder will ideally have expertise in machine learning, including analysis of complex time-series data. Responsibilities will include providing data analysis plans for studies and conducting detailed machine learning analyses, advising staff working on relevant related projects, developing methodologies for analysis, identifying and troubleshooting technical or scientific problems, contributing ideas for generating research income, and leading dissemination activities through the preparation of research publications, book chapters and presentation of papers at conferences or public meetings.

 

The postholder will have or be close to the completion of a relevant PhD/DPhil in Mathematics, Statistics, Computing, or a related subject (or near completion), together with relevant experience in data science. They will possess a good knowledge of machine learning algorithms and statistical methods, have a proven competence in programming methods in Python or similar languages, an ability to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team, contribute ideas for new research projects and be able to draft manuscripts for publication and present results at conferences.

 

The postholder will be based in the Radcliffe Primary Care, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG as their normal place of work, but will be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working with their line manager.

 

The position is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research for two years.

 

For further information or discuss the post please contact Prof James Sheppard (james.sheppard@phc.ox.ac.uk).

 

“Committed to equality and valuing diversity”

 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Click here for information and advice on writing an effective Supporting Statement. Please do not attach any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these will not be considered as part of your application.

 

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Thursday 18 June 2026.

 

Interviews are expected to be held on 9 July 2026.

 

OpenSAFELY is a highly secure, modular, open-source data analysis platform created by the team at the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science. The platform combines best practice from both academia and the open-source software community and has been deployed across the full electronic health records of the whole population of England.

 

The Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science is a mixed team of clinicians, software developers, programme managers, policy experts, and traditional academic researchers, all pooling skills and knowledge to create a modern, open, collaborative ecosystem for health research. We do this by shipping code, delivering papers, building capacity, and advocating for new ways of working.

 

The successful applicant will provide strategic leadership to the engineering group, ensuring that technical initiatives directly support the wider objectives and long-term vision of the Bennett Institute. By fostering a culture of practical innovation and continuous improvement, the successful candidate will mentor team leads and oversee the entire software development lifecycle, ensuring effective processes from planning to deployment, and enhancing the reliability and scalability of the institute's software systems.

 

You will be based at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG as your normal place of work, but you will be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working with your line manager.

 

This post is offered full time, but part time (to a minimum of 0.8FTE) will be considered; it is fixed term for four years.

 

For further information or discuss the post please contact Ben Butler-Cole at benjamin.butler-cole@phc.ox.ac.uk.

 

“Committed to equality and valuing diversity”

 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Click here for support with completing your online application. Please do not attach any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these will not be considered as part of your application.

 

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Monday 8 June 2026.

 

Interviews are expected to be held during the week commencing 22 June 2026.

 

 

The successful applicants will be expected to contribute to all statistical aspects of clinical trial activities within the PC-CTU and outside the PC-CTU.

 

You will hold a Postgraduate degree in statistics supported by a publication record.

 

You will be based in the Gibson Building, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG as your normal place of work but there may be the opportunity for occasional remote working which you need to agree a pattern of regular remote working with your line manager.

 

There are two positions available. The first position is offered for two years in the first instance. The second position is available for two years or until 30 September 2028, whichever is sooner. We welcome applications from candidates interested in either full-time or part-time work.

 

For further information or discuss the post please contact Dr Milensu Shanyinde milensu.shanyinde@phc.ox.ac.uk.

 

Whilst the role is a grade 7 (£39,424 - £47,779 per annum) an appointment at grade 6 (£35,681 - £41,636 per annum) may be considered with an appropriate adjustment in duties, where an appointment at grade 7 cannot be made.

 

“Committed to equality and valuing diversity”

 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Please do not attach any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these will not be considered as part of your application.

 

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Wednesday 10 June 2026.

 

Interviews are expected to be held during the week commencing 6 July 2026.

 

The successful applicants will explore how AI Scribes are being used in primary care settings and how this technology shapes quality of care in varied and complex ways. Responsibilities will include qualitative data collection, including observations in general practices (with some associated reimbursed travel and accommodation within the UK) and interviews with research participants. Responsibilities also include both quantitative and qualitative analysis, as well as contributing to a literature review, survey design and supporting the organisation of working groups with members of the public, general practitioners and other stakeholders. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to some of the other digital health projects and teaching in the group.

 

You will have experience of qualitative and quantitative research, ideally in relation to digital health or a connected area of applied health services research, with excellent communication, presentation and writing skills. You will hold a DPhil or PhD (or near completion) in an area such as health services research, epidemiology, health psychology, or other social science discipline or a related subject relevant to applied digital health.

 

You will be based in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG as your normal place of work but you will be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working with your line manager.

 

We have two positions available. These positions are full-time, and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, until 31 May 2028 in the first instance.

 

For further information or discuss the post please contact Dr Abi Eccles, abi.eccles@phc.ox.ac.uk.

 

“Committed to equality and valuing diversity”

 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Please do not attach any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these will not be considered as part of your application.

 

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Wednesday 3 June 2026.

 

Interviews are expected to be held on during the week commencing 15 June 2026.

 

The successful applicant will be a prime contact for general administrative purposes of the CTU, supporting our operational teams and involving many aspects of our research studies, working in a friendly, professional environment. You will actively contribute by ensuring you provide administrative support in a proactive, timely and efficient manner. You will have good communications skills, a team-orientated approach and the ability to plan and undertake work in an accurate, methodical and efficient manner. A good eye for detail is essential, as are strong administrative and IT skills. An understanding of the clinical trial process, clinical practice and research governance would be advantageous.

 

You will be based in the Gibson Building, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG as your normal place of work but there may be the opportunity to agree a pattern of remote working with your line manager.

 

The position is fixed-term for two years in the first instance. It is offered full time or part time, at a minimum of 0.8FTE.

 

For further information or discuss the post please contact Head of Operations, Dr Emily Bongard (emily.bongard@phc.ox.ac.uk).

 

“Committed to equality and valuing diversity”

 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Click here for support with completing your online application. Please do not attach any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these will not be considered as part of your application.

 

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Friday 19 June 2026.

 

Interviews are expected to be held during the week commencing 20 July 2026.

 

The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to all statistical aspects of clinical trial activities within the CTU and outside the PC-CTU. In addition, the successful applicant will play a key role as Lead Advisor supporting researchers within the NIHR Research Support Service University of Southampton and Partners.

 

This is a full-time position for three years in the first instance.

 

You will hold a Postgraduate degree in statistics supported by a publication record and experience in working on Clinical Trials as Senior Medical Statistician.

 

You will be based in the Gibson Building, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG as your normal place of work but there may be the opportunity for occasional remote working which you need to agree a pattern of regular remote working with your line manager.

 

For further information or discuss the post please contact Dr Milensu Shanyinde milensu.shanyinde@phc.ox.ac.uk.

 

“Committed to equality and valuing diversity”

 

You will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Please do not attach any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these will not be considered as part of your application.

 

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Friday 5 June 2026.

 

Interviews are expected to be held during the week commencing 29 June 2026.