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Research Fellow in Pharmaceutical Waste Reduction

University of Sussex - Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Global Health and Infection

Location: Sussex, Falmer
Salary: £38,249 to £45,413 Grade 7 per annum, pro rata if part time
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 3rd June 2025
Closes: 29th June 2025
Job Ref: 40944

Hours: Full time hours considered up to a maximum of 1 FTE / 37.5 hours per week.  

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Contract Type:

Fixed term for a maximum of 48 months with an end date no later than 12th February 2030 

Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.

Expected Interview date: 17th July

Expected start date: August 2025 

About the role

As a research fellow, you will be working within an MRC-funded transdisciplinary hub to decarbonise commissioning and delivery of healthcare – Reducing Pharmaceutical Waste (Work Package 2). This role will sit within the department of Global Health and Infection at BSMS working within the Sustainability team (Research areas - BSMS).

The research will focus on an approach to decarbonisation which identifies and targets policy changes with high impact, with a particular focus on "reduce" (reducing appointments, investigations, pharmaceutical and healthcare products) and "reuse" (of products and pharmaceuticals that would otherwise be disposed of). This will focus hub efforts on changes with the largest potential gains for decarbonisation; and in many instances with potential co-benefits for improving health, service quality and long-term efficiency.

You will be joining a the Work Package 2 Team (Professor Michael Okorie; Professor Claire Anderson; Dr Naoko Arakawa; Jenni Wilburn) and will be supported throughout the research project.

About you

You will have, or be about to obtain, a PhD in a field relevant to sustainable medicines use or have an appropriate level of experience in research in this subject area. You should also have the skills to manage your own workload and work independently, while feeding into and collaborating with the team.

About our Division/School

Please find further information regarding the School at Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Brighton and Sussex Medical School is proud to hold a Gold Athena Swan Award.

Why work here

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion

Further Key Information

Please contact Jenni Wilburn (J.Wilburn@bsms.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply please click the 'Apply' button, above.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

Please note that this position may be subject to ATAS clearance if you require visa sponsorship.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. 

Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role has been assigned an eligible SOC code, and meets the salary requirements for Skilled Worker Sponsorship if full time. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship.

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