Location: | York |
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Salary: | £36,024 to £44,263 per year. |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 30th April 2024 |
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Closes: | 27th May 2024 |
Job Ref: | 13320 |
The Mental Health and Addiction Research Group (MHARG) at the Department of Health Sciences is looking to appoint a Research Associate to play a leading role in a new research study funded by NIHR aiming to develop an intervention to help nurses improve the assessment and care of the sexual health needs of men with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (The MenSH-IBD Study).
The main purpose of the role is to manage the day-to-day delivery of the MenSH-IBD study by facilitating, contributing to, and monitoring research activities. Key duties will include: data collection; analysis and interpretation of research data; use of appropriate research techniques and methods (quantitative and qualitative); writing up of research results and dissemination through publications, seminar and conference presentations and public engagement and outreach activities; contributing to the identification of possible new areas of research. Previous experience of NHS-based intervention research projects and mixed methods research, particularly survey methods, is an advantage.
The University of York offers flexible working patterns and a number of family friendly initiatives. As a department we are proud to foster a supportive culture that helps staff and students contribute fully, flourish and excel, to reach their full potential. We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion as well as the values of the Athena SWAN Charter in all our Departmental activities.
The post-holder will be part of a large and successful academic group with a strong track record in applied health research. The work will be undertaken with support from other members of the multidisciplinary team and under the supervision of Principal Investigators, Professor Paul Galdas at the University of York, and Mrs Sara Ma at York St. John University.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
Interview date: To be confirmed.
For informal enquiries: please contact Professor Paul Galdas at paul.galdas@york.ac.uk.
Condition of employment
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Consequently, all applicants will be asked to declare both unspent and spent convictions on their application form.
Appointment of the successful candidate will be conditional on a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.
We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.
We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork
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