Research Associate

The Patient Experience Research Centre (PERC)

PERC is a core facility of the Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) responsible for implementing the Imperial BRC PPIEP Strategy across its 14 research themes as well as conducting research on patient experience including people’s experiences of taking part in health research. PERC is a multidisciplinary team comprising mixed methods’ researchers, anthropologists and public involvement practitioners which undertakes participatory research, research on research and provides advice, support and training on public involvement in research. PERC’s vision is to bring communities and professionals together to improve health research and our mission is to advocate, promote and support participatory approaches to improve health research.

The Imperial Patient Experience Research Centre is recruiting four new posts to strengthen our work in public involvement and patient experience research. This Research Associate role is part of this. We are seeking an experienced qualitative health researcher with an interest in patients and research participants’ perspectives on current developments in translational medicine.

What you would be doing:

You will be carrying out a qualitative research project identifying the views of participants in studies involving the collection of biological and genetic data about the research they are participating in, including their views on the return of personal health information and risk-based recall studies.

What we are looking for:

You are expected to have a PhD or equivalent in health or health-related discipline (e.g. public health, epidemiology, anthropology, sociology, design, health services research) with expertise in all aspects of qualitative research (data collection, analysis, publication, etc.).

What we can offer you:

• Working with, and learning from, a multidisciplinary team including anthropologists, epidemiologists, healthcare professionals and public involvement professionals.
• The opportunity to further develop your career at a world-leading university.
• As a member of research staff you have 10 development days to use to develop your skills and explore your career prospects
• Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 41 days off a year and generous pension schemes).
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

Further Information

This is a full-time post.

This role is for a fixed-term contract until September 2027.

If you require any further details about the role, please contact: Dr Kirsten Bell – k.bell@imperial.ac.uk

Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.

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