Location: | York |
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Salary: | £44,263 to £54,395 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 14th March 2024 |
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Closes: | 9th April 2024 |
Job Ref: | 13202 |
Role Description
The University of York is seeking a Research Fellow to join the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Support Service (RSS) Hub hosted by the University of York, in partnership with the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds. The NIHR RSS provides seamless access to support, advice, research design and collaboration from pre-application to post-application for researchers working across the remit of NIHR in England, through eight Hubs who come together as the National Collaborative.
The University of York offers flexible working patterns and family friendly initiatives. As a Department we are proud to foster a supportive culture that helps staff and students contribute fully, flourish and excel, to reach their full potential. We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion as well as the values of the Athena SWAN Charter in all our Departmental activities.
Role
We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to play a key role in the work of the NIHR RSS National Collaborative, through a programme of research on horizon scanning to anticipate methodological and wider developments in the research landscape. The National Collaborative will use the horizon scanning outputs to inform the development of high-quality methods resources, training and capacity building for RSS staff, as well as provide guidance and intelligence across our wider networks.
You will join a small team of information specialists, data scientists, horizon-scanning and evidence synthesis researchers based across the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York and the NIHR Innovation Observatory at Newcastle University. You will be based at York Trials Unit, within the RSS Hub hosted by the University of York.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
Some of the essential requirements for the role are listed below, please see the job description for the full list of essential criteria.
For informal enquiries: please contact Professor Catriona McDaid at catriona.mcdaid@york.ac.uk or Professor Catherine Hewitt at catherine.hewitt@york.ac.uk
The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.
We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.
We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork
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