Applications are invited for a Research Associate post in the Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care The post is available immediately and is tenable on a fixed term basis until 31 August 2022, in the first instance.
You will join The Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research and a wider team, seeking to improve care for patients with hearing problems, by conducting feasibility work to support a later trial of a new intervention. You will recruit and engage general practice and hearing services in the community, assist in data sharing and extraction, conduct qualitative research with professionals, and help to develop and test a better way for services to share data on hearing aid provision. There will be opportunities to write publications and report and support grant writing.
You will have a PhD or equivalent in a health related subject and experience of applied health research, including conducting and analysing qualitative interviews. Experience of working with general practice and hearing aid services and a developing publication record in peer reviewed journals would be advantageous.
The School is strongly committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for gender equality in higher education. The School holds a Silver Award which recognises their good practice in relation to gender; including flexible working arrangements, family-friendly policies, and support to allow staff achieve a good work-life balance. We particularly welcome applications from women for this post. Appointment will always be made on merit.
For further information, please visit: https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/about/equality/
Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here
Blended working arrangements may be considered
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Professor Peter Bower
Email:peter.bower@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:
Email: hrservices@manchester.ac.uk
Technical support:
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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
