Research Fellow

Position Details

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,130 to £45,413 with potential progression once in post to £48,149. As this vacancy has limited funding the maximum salary that can be offered is Grade7, salary £36,130.

Part Time (18.75 hours per week)

Fixed Term contract up to March 2027

Please note: We are advertising for both a Research Associate (105810) and a Research Fellow (105801), however there is only 1 post available.

Background

We are seeking an experienced and autonomous researcher to join the PURSUIT study, a research project funded by the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit programme, with the aim of developing and refining a multi-component behaviour change intervention for reducing delay and increasing identification of work-related asthma in primary care.  

Work-related asthma affects 1 in 4 people of working-age with asthma in the UK, and these patients have more time off work and are generally more disabled than those with asthma unrelated to work. Occupational asthma (that caused by work) costs the UK £1 billion every ten years, and almost all of this is through NHS healthcare costs and state benefits. Earlier detection can reduce this burden through better treatment and halting or reversal of the disease process. 

Main Responsibilities

The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

• Contribute to behaviour change and/or qualitative research methodologies
• Contribute to designing protocols, data collection tools like topic guides, and ethics applications
• Identify, recruit and consent research participants
• Collect qualitative data in a sensitive manner following established protocols
• Conduct literature searching and reviewing
• Lead public involvement activities with a diverse range of contributors
• Analyse qualitative data using established and rigorous analytic methods
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding and that ensures pathways are accessible and inclusive
• Disseminate research findings for publication such as in policy briefs, academic papers, and at research seminars, conferences 
• Undertake management and administration activities arising from the research project
• Contribute to Departmental/School research-related activities and research-related administration
• Contribute to Departmental/School teaching-related activities and teaching -related administration
• Where appropriate, contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader
• Provide guidance, as required, to support staff and any students who may be assisting with the research
• Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
• Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.

Person Specification

• First degree in area of specialism and normally, a higher degree (or close to completion) relevant to research area or equivalent qualifications
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: qualitative research, behaviour change, and/or respiratory medicine
• Familiarity with behaviour change frameworks, such as the Behaviour Change Wheel
• Capable of working sensitively with under-served populations 
• High level analytical capability
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly

Informal enquiries to Gareth Walters, email: g.i.walters@bham.ac.uk 

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