Assistant Professor (Research Focussed) in Qualitative Research in Health Screening (111705-0626)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: Fixed-term contract until 31 January 2031

About the Role  

Informal Queries

• For informal queries about the role, please contact Professor Felicity Boardman at Felicity.Boardman@warwick.ac.uk.

Flexible Working

• We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis (e.g. job share), despite the position being advertised as full-time.

The purpose of this post is to collect and analyse data for the acceptability workstream for the NIHR funded study, ‘Service Evaluation of Newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy ‘(SENS). This study is designed to evaluate newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy using a stepped wedge trial design across seven regions in England. 

About You  

The successful candidate will be an experienced qualitative researcher with a background in health screening, maternity care, or a related field, ideally with a PhD or equivalent experience. They will have a proven ability to conduct sensitive interviews and focus groups, and to manage and analyse large volumes of qualitative data using tools such as NVivo.

Highly organised and an excellent communicator, the successful candidate will be able to engage effectively with diverse participants and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary research team while managing their own workload. A strong track record of producing high-quality research outputs and communicating findings to a range of audiences is essential.

A proactive and flexible approach, along with a willingness to travel for in-person data collection, is required. 

Experience of patient and public involvement, longitudinal or mixed methods research, or knowledge of SMA/newborn screening would be advantageous.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description as a PDF below.

JD - Assistant Professor (Qualitative Research in Health Screening) (111705).pdf – 114KB

CLOSING DEADLINE: Sunday 21 June 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

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