Senior Research Fellow (Psychology and Mental Health)

Turning Passion into Purpose.

London South Bank University are excited to be recruiting for the post of Senior Research Fellow in Psychology and Mental Health.

This role will be offered on a Fixed Term basis for up to 4.5 years

The main purpose of this role is to deliver projects working with academics and stakeholders to develop funding applications, lead, and contribute to the delivery of funded research, and help create pathways to impact, within LEOD group, from early career to senior academic members. Projects can also be based upon the candidate’s own interests, as long as the project has relevance to mental health and/or mental health service use.

The role will support the scoping of potential projects, and delivery of activities including literature reviews, writing ethics proposals, recruitment and management of participants, logistics, data analysis and report writing, journal article preparation and submission, and generating impact arising from the groups’ research.  

About You:

We are looking to hear from candidates who have the following skills/experience:

• Extensive experience of the following:
• Preparing and submitting grants for funded research projects.
• Producing high quality publications.
• Supporting academics on the design of projects and data processing activities for each project on a case-by-case basis.
• Delivery of activities and participant monitoring, including interviews, focus groups, surveys, dissemination.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Generating impact from research.

A full list of key responsibilities and the required skills and experience for this role can be found on the attached Candidate Pack, which you will find attached the main advert by clicking on “Apply”.

Benefits of Working With Us:

As a leading Higher Education Institution LSBU offers staff a highly competitive benefits package including holiday entitlement starting at 26.5 days per annum, professional development opportunities and flexible working. Full details on the range of benefits we offer can be found here.

How to Apply:

The person specification for this role alongside applicant guidance on what to submit within your application can be found within the candidate pack. Please follow the “Apply” link to be directed to our careers page to complete your application.  

Key Dates:

• The closing date for applications is 23:59Sunday December 15th, 2024
• Interview/assessment - week commencing January 13th, 2025

Exact dates for interviews will be confirmed closer to the time. Please kindly note that interviews may be slightly later than the date advertised.

We are happy to talk flexible working and reasonable adjustments and aim to make our recruitment and selection process accessible to all, please contact us to discuss any support you need. The diversity of LSBU’s staff and students is a source of our strength and the richness of ideas and perspectives that this diversity brings makes LSBU a unique place to work.

Depending on the individual circumstances of the candidate this role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UKVI Skilled Worker route. More details on this can be found within the candidate pack.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

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