Careers in Methodology

Raising awareness of methodology careers in health and care research methodology

About us

Be a research methodologist and make a difference!

Improvements in health and care rely on highly skilled researchers with specialist skills in research methodology.

Research methodologies important in this field include information systems, ethics, epidemiology, trial management, statistics, economics, qualitative and mixed methods. We need to expand the numbers of researchers with these skills to raise the quality and scientific rigour of medical and health care research.

The methodology incubator is raising awareness of the importance of methodologists in health and social care research and of the career opportunities in this field.

The methodology incubator is focussed on careers and has strong links with the methodological research community through our work-streams and incubator members.

Join the Methodology Incubator

Join us to raise awareness of the diverse range of careers in methodology and help us promote opportunities methodologists to lead and co-lead research proposals.

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Workstreams

Current Workstreams are: Qualitative Researchers, Paediatric Methodology, Career Pathways, Health Data Science, Value of Methodology, Awareness Raising, Internships and Training, Information Retrieval Specialists.

Information Retrieval Specialists

Overall objectives: Improving information retrieval methods to improve health, public health and social care research. To establish a community of […]

Qualitative Researchers

Aim: To support research capacity development and careers of qualitative methodologists including those who have an interest in mixed methods. […]

Paediatric Methodology

In the Paediatric Workstream of the Methodology Incubator, we seek to substantially advance research capacity and capability across child health. […]

Career Pathways

Aims: To attract people into rewarding careers in methodology Propose solutions to identify gaps in funded training Propose solutions for […]

Health Data Science

Aim: To set in motion the process of creating a body of trained investigators with an understanding of the applied […]

Value of Methodology

Aims:  Promote methodology careers in health and care research. Objectives: Highlight the impact of methodology, joining with team science and […]

Awareness Raising

Aims: To promote the importance of applied methodologists in team science. To promote the variety of interesting and rewarding careers […]

Internships and Training

Aim: To run a successful internship scheme that addresses the training needs for methodologists in order to advance their careers. […]

Events

Review of the labour market for health economists on behalf of the UK Health Economist’s Study Group

Commissioned by the UK Health Economists’ Study Group, this review considers key trends in the labour market for health economists based on an analysis of job adverts over the last seven years and surveys of employers and employees in late 2024.

From these two perspectives, we consider variations by career stage, sector, and region in experiences of recruiting, retaining and promoting…

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NIHR Funded Training Day Developing your career as a Research Methodologist – Applying for a Doctoral Fellowship

The Methodology Incubator will be displaying a stand at this event

https://io.nihr.ac.uk/news/events/nihr-funded-training-day/

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Skills training and gaps in Applied Health and Care Data Science Research Webinar

Please see below schedule for the Health Data Science Webinar

HDS Schedule Webinar Session Overview Data Skills Gap In Health And Care Research The webinar videos: Click arrow in centre…

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CORE Information Retrieval Forum 2025

                                                 

CORE Information Retrieval Forum 2025 Join us for a day of keynotes, presentations, networking, celebrating achievements & discussing latest innovations…

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