Research Associate - Mixed Methods

About the role

King’s Health Partners Women and Children Health Clinical Academic Partnership are looking for a research associate to support the services we provide.  We are looking for a mixed methods researcher with strong quantitative skills and experience of working in a transdisciplinary team and managing research and evaluation projects. The post-holder will be actively involved in the day-to-running of a project evaluating the South East London Women and Girls Health Hub (WGHH), collecting and analysing data, preparing reports and planning for future evaluation work in this area.

Additionally, the post-holder will provide technical support to the Ask the Institute, a research advisory service for clinical academics and operational managers that aids evidence-based decision making and generates new research. They will be expected to undertake a wide range of research activities (including rapid evidence review and qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis) as well as drafting reports, peer-reviewed publications and assisting in developing research proposals.

Joining this small team of researchers will provide varied and unique experience in research and evaluation within women and children’s health.

You will be expected to show initiative, problem-solving, a sensitivity to service user needs and preferences in capturing accurate, and representative data in a manner that is acceptable.

This is a full time role (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an a fixed term contract for 12 months. This is a hybrid role and you will be expected to attend in-person at least one day a week.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• PhD qualified in public health, epidemiology, social sciences or related discipline *
• Experience of quantitative data collection, analysis and preparation of scientific or policy reports  
• Experience managing UK-based health service or complex intervention evaluations or managing large-scale research projects in the English National Health Service (NHS)
• Ability to work with NHS professionals in evaluating and contributing to policy recommendations
• Experience of providing technical research support and feedback to academics or clinical staff or non-governmental organisations
• Highly competent in quantitative research methods and analysis 
• Ability to make decisions and initiate action independently where appropriate 

* Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6. 

Desirable criteria

• Experience undertaking statistical analysis in Stata, SPSS, or R 
• Demonstrable knowledge or interest in Women’s Health, Child Health or Health Inequalities 
• Experience undertaking ethnography or novel qualitative data collection methods 
• Willingness to travel across South East London to undertake data collection (including ethnography) 

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