Research Associate

Division of Population Medicine
School of Medicine
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences

The Marie Curie Research Centre is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with proven research experience to join the team as a Research Associate. Based at Heath Park, Cardiff, the post-holder will work as part of a dynamic core team of researchers conducting research focused on improving the care and experiences of people with life-limiting illnesses and their carers.

The role will involve working on research projects in all areas of palliative and supportive care. This includes cancer and non-cancer conditions, and the care of patients and families from diagnosis of a life-limiting condition through treatment, until death, and bereavement.

The post is funded by a Marie Curie grant and is an opportunity for an enthusiastic researcher with experience in conducting qualitative and/or quantitative research to deliver high quality research that is directly relevant to patient and carer needs.  

The role will include development of research proposals and funding bids, study planning, set up and organisation, design and dissemination of questionnaires, conducting interviews, organising and leading focus groups, development and management of research/stakeholder networks, data collection and analysis, publishing in national academic journals and conferences, and the supervision of postgraduate research students.

For informal enquiries please contact Rosalie Terpstra, Operations Manager on TerpstraR@cardiff.ac.uk

This post is based at Heath Park.

The majority of roles at Cardiff University are currently operating under “blended working” arrangements, with staff having the flexibility to work partly from home and partly from the University campus depending on specific business requirements. Discussions around these arrangements can take place after the successful candidate has been appointed.

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave (incl bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.

This post is part time, 21 hours a week, (working pattern to be discussed with the successful candidate) and fixed term for 12 months, available from July 2024.

Salary: £39,347 - £44,263 per annum, pro-rata (Grade 6). Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances

Closing date: Monday, 08 July 2024
 
Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  We will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements. 

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University.

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