Physiotherapist

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home. 

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements. 

This role may be subject to additional background screening. 

This SBRI-funded post is available immediately until 31/01/2024.

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit a UK-registered Physiotherapist for an exciting academic research role to participate in the Professor Helen Dawes research team to develop the intervention delivery and the training for the stroke teams and to then deliver the intervention to stroke survivors in the ESD pathway.

This SBRI-funded post is available immediately until 31/01/2024.

The successful applicant will work as a Physiotherapist to support stroke survivors. In this project, we set out to adapt and evaluate an established remote, VR rehabilitation hardware/software tool EvolveRehab for training upper limb function in people early after Stroke with functional arm and hand impairments, and thus enable Stroke survivors to engage with more individualised progressive prescribed therapy in their home setting to increase therapy time with minimal input from clinical teams, and improve outcomes for similar costs. 

The post will include; working flexibly with the team, helping in the design of the intervention, meeting participants at their homes, NHS sites visit and working closely with the industry partner. 

About you

To undertake research as appropriate to the field of study, 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.

The postholder will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised authority in physiotherapy and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as a team leader as required.

For details regarding the requirements of this role, please view the advert for this post on the University of Exeter website.

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

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022).     

Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. More than 99% of our research is of international quality and our world-leading research impact is growing faster than any other Russell Group university (2021 Research Excellence Framework). We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a  UNESCO Creative City.

Further information

Please contact Helen Dawes, e-mail: h.dawes@exeter.ac.uk.

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