Postdoctoral Research Associate

Funded by Alzheimer’s Society led by Prof Nathan Davies to evaluate hospital at home services/care models for people living with dementia. The role will lead the on study set up including applying for ethical approvals, recruitment of NHS sites, participant recruitment, data collection, analysis and write up. The Post-holder will be lead the day to day running of the project. The project incudes four work packages: 1) policy review and workshops with key stakeholders; 2) in-depth mixed method case studies with four NHS hospital at home services; 3) National Survey; 4) co-production workshops and synthesis to generate recommendations for practice and policy.

About You

The successful candidate will have the essential qualifications in a related field and experience of working with people with dementia and their families. They will have a strong background in research within applied health or care research, preferably with people with dementia or older adults. This includes experience in working with NHS sites for research. They will ideally have experience in mixed methods research, particularly with expertise in qualitative methods. 

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health (WIPH) is an exciting and dynamic environment, home to 450 staff, 100 PhD students and 500 postgraduate taught students. It harnesses expertise across a wide range of population-based research and education activities and is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in population health, primary care and preventive medicine. The Institute is organised into six research centres which, though complementary and following the Institute’s strategic plan, also have Centre-specific objectives and requirements.

Details about the Centre for Psychiatry can be found here.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Please note that PhD candidates who have not yet received their PhD award, including candidates who have completed their oral exam and are in the process of corrections (minor or substantial), will be appointed with a salary of either £37,472 or £38,082 until they can provide a copy of the formal award letter or award certificate, at which point their salary will increase to £41,123.