Research Fellow in Sustainable Healthcare (Circular Economy)

Hours: Full time hours considered up to a maximum of 1 FTE.

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Contract Type: Fixed term for 2 years.

Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.

Expected Interview date: TBC.

Expected start date: TBC.

About the role

Applications are invited for the post of Fellow in Sustainable Healthcare (circular economy) in the department of Global Health and Infection at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS).

The fellow will work with Professor Bhutta and NHS partners on exploring opportunity for a reuse economy for medical products, related to a recently launched initiative.

The role will include supporting policy development and delivery, evaluating and reporting outcomes (including financial and estimated carbon footprint savings), and supporting and coordinating project delivery across multiple partner organisations.

About our Division/School

We are a diverse, collaborative research community with expertise in a wide variety of research areas, from laboratory research through to social science and clinical studies. Our close integration collaborations with local NHS organizations allows our researchers to work directly with the local population, improving their health while developing research work that can be applied nationally and globally.

Here, at our School, our medical research has and continues to develop a strong reputation for making a real impact locally, nationally and internationally. Ultimately, our research aims to:

• improve medical diagnosis and treatment
• answer fundamental biomedical and clinical questions
• deliver more personalised healthcare to patients.

We are passionate about training and supporting our researchers at all levels, to deliver research that is relevant to our stakeholders, accelerate its recognition and foster adoption of our findings to catalyse new research impact.

Please find further information regarding the School at Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Brighton and Sussex Medical School is proud to hold a Gold Athena Swann Award.

Why work here

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion

Further Key Information

Please contact Professor Mahmood Bhutta (m.bhutta@bsms.co.uk) for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply please click the 'Apply' button, above.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

Please note that this position may be subject to ATAS clearance if you require visa sponsorship.

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