Research Fellow - Department of Applied Health SciencesGrade 7
Research Fellow - Department of Applied Health SciencesGrade 7
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£ 36130 - 45413
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Department of Applied Health Sciences School of Health Sciences College of Medicine and Health
Location: University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range 36130 to 45413 with potential progression once in post to 48149
Grade: 7
Full Time Fixed Term contract up to 2 years
Closing date: 1 May 2025
Background
We are seeking an experienced and autonomous qualitative researcher with an interest in behaviour change or implementation science to join the PREEMPT study. This a research project funded by the NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research with the aim of preventing preterm birth through cervical length screening and treatment.
With support you will lead the qualitative research within specified work packages (WP) in the programme to investigate the barriers and facilitators that affect the uptake of cervical length screening and treatment across diverse populations including women and health care workers/providers. One work package will focus on health care workers/providersand require implementation science expertise (WP1 and the other on women and require behaviour change expertise (WP2. You will lead on one work package providing support for the second.
You may also provide methodological support to other work packages (e.g. Work Packages 35 where relevant ensuring highquality qualitative/multi method research integration within the broader research programme.
You will be based in the Department of Applied Health Sciencesat the University of Birmingham working alongside internationally recognised maternal health research teams. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with partners from Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust and other key healthcare institutions involved in the project.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a highimpact research project with realworld implications for maternal and neonatal health working within leading academic and clinical teams.
Role Summary
- Work within the PREEMPT programme grant and its team of coapplicants
- Operate within area of specialism (behaviour change/implementation science/maternal health)
- Analyse and interpret data and research findings and results
- Contribute to generating patient information academic publications and policy reports
- Contribute to public understanding of behavioural/implementation science maternal health and inequalities
Main Duties
The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.
- Contribute expertise on behaviour change/implementation science and qualitative research methodologies
- Contribute to designing protocols and data collection tools like topic guides as well as ethics applications
- Identify recruit and consent research participants with a focus on inclusivity and diversity
- Conduct literature searching and reviewing
- Lead public involvement activities with a diverse range of contributors
- Collect qualitative data in a sensitive manner following established protocols
- Analyse qualitative data using established and rigorous analytic methods
- Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
- Disseminate research findings for publication such as in policy briefs academic papers and at research seminars conferences
- Ensure that dissemination pathways are accessible/inclusive
- Undertake management and administration activities arising from the research project
- Contribute to Departmental/School researchrelated activities and researchrelated administration
- Contribute to Departmental/School teachingrelated activities and teaching related administration
- Contribute to writing bids and generate funding
- Where appropriate contribute to enterprise business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University often under supervision of a project leader
- Provide guidance as required to support staff and any students who may be assisting with the research
- Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
- Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
Person Specification
- First degree in area of specialism andnormally a higher degree relevant to research area or equivalent qualifications
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas qualitative research methodologies and methods behaviour change or implementation science methodologies and methods.
- Experience working in maternal health and/or inequalities in health and wellbeing
- Be familiar with behaviour change or implementation frameworks such as the Behaviour Change Wheel or the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and working with underserved populations
- High level analytical capability
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly
- Excellent ability to work as a team and independently including coordinating own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort
- Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively
- Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
- Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and/or specific research project
- Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010 and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly
Further particulars can be foundhere
Informal enquiries to Christine McArthur email:
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Employment Type
Full-Time
