Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Medicine without Doctors)

Job title:

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Medicine without Doctors)

Company

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Description:Grade UE07: £40,497 to £48,149 per annumSchool of Social and Political Science / CAHSSFull time: 35 hours per weekFixed term: until 31st December 2030The Opportunity:You will join the Wellcome-funded research project, ‘Medicine without Doctors: Re-imagining Care and Voice through Play’, which examines the changing landscape of medical authority and care, to lead the work on methodological work package ‘Play’ focusing on how we can create a field of shared intellectual engagement across diverse disciplines and communities of practice through playful, design-based methods.This post is fixed term for 66 months from July 2025 to December 2030.Your skills and attributes for success:

• A PhD or equivalent professional experience in a relevant social science or practice-based discipline (e.g. STS, Anthropology, Design)
• Experience of successfully conducting ethnographic research
• Demonstrable knowledge or experience of design, making, or creative methods for social research
• Experience of working independently and collaboratively with others to deliver projects
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly, orally and in writing
• Ability to work in a compassionate and socially responsible manner

(opens new browser tab)Application InformationAs part of your application, please submit a CV and covering letter that addresses your suitability for the role.Informal questions about this post can be directed to the Hiring Manger, Dr Catherine Montgomery, Senior Lecturer and Co-Investigator, via email atExternal applicants, please refer to the guidance in ‘How to Join Us’ to support your application process.For current employees interested in applying for this role, please apply as an internal applicant through the People & Money Current Jobs app.As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our

(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.Championing equality, diversity and inclusionThe University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our (opens new browser tab)The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.Key dates to noteThe closing date for applications is 31 March 2025.Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.Interviews will typically be held 2-3 weeks after the closing date.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.About the Team:The School of Social and Political Science (SPS) is one of the largest and most successful schools of social science in the UK, with global reach and local and global impact. Our goals are to promote excellence in education, research and innovation. The School comprises seven Subject Areas plus a number of research and teaching centres and institutes, and a number of cross-Subject consortia and other units. The academic staff complement currently numbers c.265fte. Our staff profile is multi-disciplinary across the key social sciences with a strong and growing international orientation. The School has c. 2,600 undergraduate and postgraduate taught students on its programmes of study, and c. 250 doctoral researchers.The School’s primary aim is the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and understanding of social science. We provide an outstanding educational environment and support the highest quality research, tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges. We deliver excellence in discipline-based and interdisciplinary programmes. In addition, as a School, we play a leading role in delivering learning opportunities for students across the University to engage with current global challenges and uncertainties and in equipping students with the social science tools and lenses they need to become active, responsible and critical global citizens and leaders.In REF 2021, the School returned 100% of its eligible staff from Professors to early career researchers; a strategy that combined excellence with inclusion. All four Units of Assessment to which SPS contributed were rated amongst the top five in the UK for their breadth and quality of research. Overall 39% of our research activity was classified as world leading with a further 47% assessed as internationally excellent. For two of our four Units of Assessment – Politics and International Relations, and Social Policy and Social Work – the whole of the research environment achieved the highest possible rating and was judged to be world leading.For further information about our school please visit http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/

Expected salary

£40497 – 48149 per year

Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:50:14 GMT

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