IT System Administrator

The Nuffield Department of Population Health (NDPH) contains world-renowned population health research groups and provides an excellent environment for multi-disciplinary research and teaching. Based within NDPH, The China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) Study is a uniquely rich and powerful global resource for investigating the environmental and genetic determinants of common chronic diseases.

We have an exciting and interesting opportunity for an IT System Administrator to join the CKB team based at the Big Data Institute in Oxford. The successful candidate will be working within the dedicated CKB IT group, and will interact closely with a larger team of epidemiologists, statisticians, clinicians, study administrators and laboratory staff to support the continuation and further development of the study.

CKB has extensively collected or generated data from a wide range of sources with a complex IT infrastructures and an extensive network of computers distributed across more than a dozen study sites in China and UK.

To be considered you will have a bachelor’s degree in computing, numerate discipline or other relevant subject and have relevant experience in IT system administration to ensure the study IT infrastructure is managed and maintained.

The position is full time (part time considered) and fixed term for 3 years (in the first instance). The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 10 March 2023.

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.