Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Role

This role will involve undertaking the evaluation of a digital social intervention in primary care in England. A summary of the programme grant is found here. The individual will be leading on qualitative data collection and analysis for the relevant workstreams of the ADHOC programme, the main duties will include contributing towards the ADHOC Trial at all stages by applying agreed research principles, protocols, NHS ethics amendments and assisting in the planning and delivery of the programme of research, report writing, data collection and collation, and maintenance of appropriate databases. Based in the Centre for Primary Care at Whitechapel, you will join a creative, collaborative, multi-disciplinary research team, led by Dr Anna De Simoni and Prof Chris Griffiths from the Centre for Primary Care, with collaborators from QMUL School of Business and Management, QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health, and the Universities of Edinburgh, Cambridge, Nottingham, Surrey and City University of London.

About You

The successful candidate will hold a PhD (or close to completion*), in a relevant subject area (i.e., Health Services Research) and have qualitative analysis expertise and knowledge of current UK ethical approval processes. You will have experience of all aspects of the research environment up to writing for publication, and be able to demonstrate independent working and initiative.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health (WIPH) is an exciting and dynamic environment, home to 400 staff, 91 PhD students and more than 500 postgraduate taught students.  It harnesses expertise across a wide range of population based research and education activities and aims to be an internationally recognised centre of excellence in population health, primary care and preventive medicine. The Institute is organised into five separate research centres which, though complementary and following the Institute strategic plan, also have Centre-specific objectives and requirements.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

*PhD candidates who are close to completion and have not yet received their PhD award, will be appointed on a salary of £37,889 - £38,483. On providing a copy of the formal award letter or award certificate, the salary will increase to £41,510.

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