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Research Fellow

University of Birmingham - Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (Health Services Management Centre)

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822
Hours: Part Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 22nd October 2025
Closes: 5th November 2025
Job Ref: 106493

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822

Hours:

Part Time (30 hours per week)

Contract Type:

Fixed Term Contract up to 28th February 2029

Background

The post is situated in the Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS) in the School of Social Policy and Society. IDRIS is an applied cross-University research institute established in October 2024 with the appointment of Professor Richard Hastings as 125th Anniversary Chair and Professor of Psychology Health and Social Care. IDRIS also includes, in Social Policy and Society, three other professorial staff, an associate professor, two senior research fellows, a full time manager, a full time administrator, and a number of research fellows, research associates, and PhD students. Most staff are employed on/funded through external research grants especially from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Other members of IDRIS are based in Schools and Departments across the Colleges of the University. IDRIS works in close co-productive relationships with people with intellectual disabilities, family carers, and with disability advocacy and professional organisations. IDRIS’s research and policy/practice impact is across the lifespan and across sectors (education, health, social care). IDRIS staff are engaged mainly in research on the development and evaluation of interventions and services to support individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families.

Role Summary

  • Work within the specified research grant
  • Operate within area of specialism
  • Analyse and interpret research findings and results 

Main Duties

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

  • Participant recruitment and data collection
  • Data analysis and interpretation
  • Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
  • Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars etc
  • Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods 
  • Undertake management/administration arising from the research project

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

  • Honours degree (minimum upper second) and/or Master’s degree in psychology/health or social care
  • A PhD, or be close to completing a PhD, in applied research in psychology/health or social care, or equivalent level and length of research experience
  • Experience working with families who have a child with intellectual disabilities in a research capacity
  • Good knowledge of research in the field of parenting/family interventions
  • Demonstrated commitment to working with PPI (“patients” and public) partners in research
  • Good understanding of quantitative and qualitative methods applied to psychology/health/social care research

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Kylie Gray   k.m.gray@bham.ac.uk  

Please download the full job description for a complete list of main duties, essential criteria and desirable criteria. Please ensure your application addresses both the essential and desirable criteria, as these will form the basis of our shortlisting process

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