Senior Research Dissemination Fellow (LifeLab)

Full Time Fixed Term until 29/09/2028

About Us

University of Southampton has been awarded funding to develop and host a Specialist Centre for Public Health.  LifeLab is a unique research-based educational project created by the University of Southampton in collaboration with the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and University Hospital Southampton.  With children and young people at the heart of everything we do, LifeLab provides engaging experiences in and outside schools in a variety of creative formats.  These experiences empower children and young people to understand the science behind the health messages they see and hear. They are able to apply that knowledge to the choices they make for their own lives – for their health now, in the future and for their future families.

About the Role

The Senior Research Dissemination Fellow will support our ongoing work by identifying and optimising the research and dissemination outputs of LifeLab.  You will be required to work proactively across the team to understand the range and depth of work undertaken in LifeLab and wider Specialist Centre for Public Health and to prepare quality research outputs for dissemination. 

You will have knowledge and experience of research within the public health sector, and to be able to work collaboratively to project delivery dates. You will also be an excellent communicator and able to build relationships both internally and externally.

This post is offered on a fixed term (24 months) basis in the School of Healthcare Enterprise & Innovation.

As a school we operate hybrid working with an expected minimum of 20% in office.

This role is available as a fractional or full-time post.

University of Southampton 

The University of Southampton promotes a healthy work life balance with a generous holiday allowance, defined benefit pension, flexible working, generous parental leave, and childcare provision. For more information on our benefits, please visit our human resources pages.

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Susan Patrick via s.patrick@soton.ac.uk.

Further details:

• Job Description and Person Specification

This role does not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship. To explore alternative UK visa options, see gov.uk

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants who support our mission of inclusivity.

The University is a signatory of the Technician Commitment and a partner affiliate of the National Technician Development Centre (NTDC). We are committed to supporting our technical staff and offer a wide range of opportunities including networking, mentoring, training, professional registration and career development. We really value all our technical staff and recognise the broad range of skills they have in support of education, research and enterprise activities. By joining you will be part of a bigger technical community, offering support and guidance. 

Apply by 11:59pm UK time on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.

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