Research Associate: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity

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Research Associate: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity

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Offer DescriptionSalary Range: £36,924 – £45,163FTE: 1 (35 hours/week)Term: Fixed (until 31/08/2029)Closing Date: 09/01/2025As a Research Associate, you will work closely with (and be guided and supported by) Strathclyde’s Lead in the new ESRC Centre, Professor Kat Smith. The role is based in Social Policy, which is a thriving academic group with particular expertise in intersectional inequalities and participatory methods, and which is home to the Strathclyde Centre for Health Policy. The role will involve identifying and analysing existing qualitative data and evidence (e.g. in published reports, articles and in the UK Data Archive), producing syntheses of existing evidence (e.g. via meta-ethnographies) and, where important gaps in qualitative research are identified, undertaking new qualitative research (e.g. via interviews, focus groups and documentary analysis).The appointee will also take a leading role in establishing and working closely with four Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity Public Scrutiny Panels, who will inform and scrutinise the Centre’s research (a dimension of the role which will require effectively engaging with the full remit of the Centre’s work). In the final two years of Centre funding, the appointed Research Associate will work with an external organisation to undertake a series of citizens’ juries. This will involve taking a lead on the procurement process for this work and then working closely with the appointed provider to design and deliver the citizens’ juries, to analyse the resulting data and to support policy engagement with the emerging recommendations. Longer term, the post-holder will be supported to identify additional sources of funding, and to contribute to securing of funds for further research and knowledge exchange, which is likely to include drafting grant proposals (this is likely to include contributing to large, collaborative grant applications and developing your own, independent grant applications).You will write up research work for publication, independently and in collaboration with colleagues, and disseminate the results via peer reviewed journal publications and conference presentations, with linked blogs and social media summaries/briefings to ensure the research is accessible to wider policy. Although this post is primarily a research post, you will be encouraged to collaborate with colleagues to ensure that the Centre’s research advances inform departmental teaching effort. You will also supervise a small number of relevant student projects, provide advice to students (e.g. via one-off skills or methods sessions) and contribute to teaching as required. This might include, for example, delivering guest lectures and seminars that relate to your research expertise and to your work in the Centre. You will also have opportunities to contribute to Centre and Department/Faculty administrative and management functions (e.g. through involvement in committees and the Strathclyde Centre for Health Policy). You will be encouraged and supported to engage in continuous professional development throughout this role.To be considered for the role, you will be educated to a minimum of PhD level in an appropriate discipline, or have equivalent professional research experience in addition to a relevant degree. You will have sufficient breadth or depth of knowledge in health inequalities and a developing ability to conduct individual research work, to disseminate results and to lead on knowledge exchange activities with local communities and with policy stakeholders. You will have an ability to plan and organise your own workload effectively and an ability to work within a team environment. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to listen, engage and persuade, and to present complex information in an accessible way to a range of audiences.For informal enquiries please contact Professor of Public Health Policy, Kat Smith ( ).Where to apply WebsiteRequirementsAdditional InformationWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE Country United Kingdom City Glasgow GeofieldContact CityGlasgowSTATUS: EXPIREDShare this page

Expected salary

£36924 – 45163 per year

Location

Glasgow

Job date

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:46:40 GMT

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