Research Fellow (Discovering Liveability)

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: from March 2025 for 5 years

The Opportunity: 

Research Fellow (qualitative methods) to join the Discovering Liveability: Co-producing alternatives to suicide prevention project, contributing to innovative suicide research that centres liveability and lived/living experience.  

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular (weekly) on-campus working. This is not a remote role. The position is available from March 2025. This post is fixed term for 5 years.

The salary for this post is UE07 (£40,247.000 to £47,874.00) per annum, but due to budgetary restrictions, appointments can be made up to step 4 within the grade, so between £40,247.00 and £43,878.00 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Experience in qualitative research methods, especially interviews.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly, orally and in writing (including for academic publication).
• Understanding of field of suicide studies, especially critical approaches.
• A PhD in relevant field.
• A developing record of peer-reviewed publications.

Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• CV
• Cover letter, setting out why you are applying for the role and how you meet the essential and desirable criteria

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

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