Research Fellow (109828-1024)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: 21 months

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Marina Mendonca (Assistant Professor/Grant Holder) at Marina.Mendonca@warwick.ac.uk.

The University of Warwick is seeking to appoint a full-time, postdoctoral researcher based at the Department of Psychology, as part of the research grant ‘IMPROVE PRETERM-IMPROVing lifelong health and development for children and adults born very PRETERM) funded by Horizon Europe. The overall aim of this project is to improve the health, development and quality of life of children and adults born very preterm by using observational studies and real-world data to generate knowledge to mitigate the adverse long-term consequences of very preterm birth. The Postdoc will be working with Dr Marina Mendonça, the grant holder, Warwick Lifecourse and Neonatal Group (WarwickLNG), and the European IMPROVE PRETERM team. The appointment is for 21 months.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.  

About You

This post is a unique and exciting opportunity for a highly qualified postdoc with statistical skills and understating of biological and environmental factors in the development of adult outcomes. The researcher will be working with leading researchers on a joint project across several cohorts that will lead to high impact publications.

The successful candidate will be prepared to begin as soon as possible after 1 January 2025. They will have a PhD or will have submitted their thesis for examination. 

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure. 

CLOSING DATE: Monday 18 November 2024 at 11.55 pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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