Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Health and Life Sciences

This is a full-time post available from 1^st July 2025 on a fixed-term basis until 1^st December 2026.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours (minimum 21.9 hours per week; 0.6FTE).

This is a hybrid role, with flexibility about working hours and location. Some travel to schools may be required.

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the UKRI funded project ‘Adventurous play as a route to decreasing children’s risk for anxiety’. This project, led by Professor Helen Dodd includes a school-based feasibility randomised controlled trial, a case series evaluation of a novel intervention for anxious parents and a national survey of children’s play. The research team has a strong reputation for research focused on play and mental health and are focused on delivering innovative, impactful research in this research field.

About you

The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon 

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024).  We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

Further information

For further information please contact Helen Dodd, e-mail h.dodd@exeter.ac.uk 

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