Research Fellow

Location: Leeds - St James University Hospital

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in mixed methods health research or service improvement? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities?  

This post provides an opportunity to work on an exciting service improvement project in neuro-oncology. Working closely with colleagues from the Patient-Centred Outcomes Research (PCOR) group and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT), this project looks at improving early access to palliative care, activity enhancement or rehabilitation services, and carer support for families facing the diagnosis of a primary malignant brain tumour.

Despite known benefits for patients with primary malignant brain tumours and their carers, these supportive interventions are not widely implemented, including at LTHT. This lack of accessibility increases health inequalities. In this non-randomised, controlled implementation project, we will tailor these existing interventions to maximise accessibility, and examine implementation at LTHT.

We are looking for an experienced and driven post-doctoral fellow. With a background in a relevant subject e.g. psychology, medicine, social or health care studies, you will have good knowledge of both quantitative and qualitative research methodology, and experience with collecting, analysing and interpreting data. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work well individually and within a multidisciplinary team, which includes clinicians and patient representatives.

This is a new part-time post (4 days a week) funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, available from 1^st June 2025 for a total of 5 years. You will be based at St James’s University Hospital, Clinical Sciences Building, Leeds, and where possible, working from home will be supported.

The University of Leeds is one of the top 75 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

Visa Eligibility

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa. For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/global-talent

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

If you are looking for a role that will make a real difference in the care for people diagnosed with brain tumours and their families, apply today.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Florien Boele, Associate Professor of Medical Psychology

Email: f.boele@leeds.ac.uk

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