Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit a full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow to research the impact of the menopause on the healthcare workforce. This MPS Foundation funded post is available from 3^rd March 2025 for 1 year. The research team is composed of researchers and clinicians from the Universities of Exeter, Devon Partnership Trust and North East and North Cumbria ICB. The group will be supported by an advisory group, which includes senior leaders in the menopause field with connections to operational staff, health professionals with experience of the menopause, those designing and providing support interventions and representative of the public and patients.  The successful applicant will support the acceleration of the next phase of research and associated positive impacts on the workforce. You will be part of a wider research community through the health professions education and wellbeing research group (https://medicine.exeter.ac.uk/health-community/research/healthprofessions) and the care under pressure research programme (https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/careunderpressure)

Building upon previous research projects, the research fellow will:

• Identify additional existing interventions for NHS staff that aim to minimize the impact of menopause on the healthcare workforce, including those not yet published in the peer-reviewed literature.
• Map interventions to existing typologies and frameworks to determine their targets and mechanisms of action.
• Gather information about the costs of the interventions identified.
• Undertake realist interviews with key stakeholders to understand why certain interventions do or don’t work for some people in specific contexts.
• Identify key outcome measures that could determine the success (or otherwise) of interventions.
• Undertake desk-based research to understand good practice internationally.

About you

The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised authority in either the topic (menopause/ workforce wellbeing) or the methodology (realist methods) and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required.

We would welcome applications from health professionals as well as non-clinical academics  and would consider part time working for the right candidate.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career

• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy

• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon

Further information

For further information please contact Dr Jessica Scott, e-mail j.scott6@exeter.ac.uk.

The closing date for completed applications is 8^th December.  Interviews are expected to take place on 18^th December 2024.

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