(12) Months, Fixed Term, Full-time post. The National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre (NPEC) provides the Irish maternity services with a facility to undertake in-depth reviews of their own medical practices, through monitoring maternity outcomes and regular audit. The overall objective of the Centre is to collaborate with the maternity services to translate clinical audit data and epidemiological evidence into improved care for families in Ireland. The Centre conducts a number of national clinical audits on an annual basis, as well as investigating pertinent research topics in maternal and perinatal health. As part of its work, the NPEC collaborates with midwives, obstetricians, academics, neonatologists, administrators and patients from around the country. The NPEC is based in the UCC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Cork University Maternity Hospital. The role involves analysis of national perinatal data to support clinical audit and healthcare improvement. This role includes conducting statistical analyses to identify trends, outcomes, and risk factors related to maternal and neonatal health. It also involves contributing to ensuring data quality, preparing reports, and supporting research that informs evidence-based policy and practice in maternity care. The successful candidate will provide research assistance across the clinical audits. Project title: National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre (NPEC) Duration: (12) months, full-time post Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check will form part of the selection process. For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process. Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr. Joye McKernan, Research Officer, National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre. Tel: + ; Email: For further information on the Department: National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre | University College Cork University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks. We value the enrichment that comes from a diverse community and seek to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of each individual in line with equality legislation. We encourage applicants to consult our Dignity and Respect Policy and learn more about our EDI related initiatives. Appointment may be made on the Research Assistant IUA Salary Scale: €33,791 - €43,872 Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy. We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process. Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate. Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal ( Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to quoting the job-title. Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, May 1st, 2026. No late applications will be accepted. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.