Research Fellow

Hours:  17.5 hours per week (0.5FTE)

Contract Basis:  Fixed Term 1^st February 2025 – 31^st December 2025

The Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHEARR) at Queen Margaret University is seeking a Research Fellow to contribute to conducting a research project.

This project focuses on further development and feasibility testing of an innovative medical device: footwear for foot drop. This aims to help people with foot drop for a variety of neurological and musculoskeletal reasons to walk more safely and confidently. The project involves development of manufactured sample footwear and a feasibility study, analysis of where in the care pathway this could be implemented, and development of NHS collaborations to support further work. This project will lay the foundations for launching the footwear and progressing towards potential NHS adoption.

This project has been funded by the National Institute of Health Research.

Applicants must have a postgraduate degree in a relevant area, with strong understanding of human gait and ideally some experience in gait analysis. They must also have broad experience of literature searching and synthesis, quantitative and qualitative research methods.

For informal enquiries please contact Professor Cathy Bulley (cbulley@qmu.ac.uk) or Professor Marietta van der Linden (mvanderlinden@qmu.ac.uk) via email in the first instance.

The closing date for this position is 23.59 on Sunday 5^th January 2025.

Interviews are likely to be scheduled on Monday 13^th January 2025.

Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications.

Should you wish to apply for this vacancy please visit our vacancies page download the job description and complete an application online.

If you have any queries regarding the application process or require any special assistance please contact Human Resources on 0131 474 0000 or email recruitment@qmu.ac.uk

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers

As a university, we are committed to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers alongside Concordat to Support Research Integrity  and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.

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