Research Fellow - AR3085SB

Start: 1 March 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter, Part time (18.125 hours per week)

Applications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Sarah Mills conducting research for a Marie Curie funded project entitled NU-GEST (NHS Unscheduled Care Geriatric End Of Life Screening Tool): An NHS Risk Prediction Tool For Near-term Mortality In People >65 Years Attending Unscheduled Care. The primary duties will be to run and analyse interviews and focus groups and co-design workshops. 

This post will be part of the Health Data Science research group within the Population and Behavioural Science Division team focused on the use of existing routine data within epidemiological studies and in the support of clinical trials and other research methods.

The successful applicant will have (or be near to completion of) a PhD with expertise in qualitative research relevant to health. The successful candidate is expected to have demonstrated expertise in healthcare, medicine or psychological research and have relevant experience in qualitative methodologies, and analyses. Any experience in conducting qualitive research with clinical staff, patients and their caregivers would be particularly relevant to this project. The researcher should be able to demonstrate excellent communication, organisation and research skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team and with external collaborators. The candidate will be expected to provide significant intellectual input into the project.

The post is available at 50% FTE for 18 months starting 1 March 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Drs Mills and Cecil, seem1@st-andrews.ac.uk. 

Applications are particularly welcome from women, people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in research posts at the University.  

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk. 

Closing Date: 5 February 2025

Interview Date: 27 February 2025

Please quote ref: AR3085SB

Further Particulars: AR3085SB FPs.doc

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