Research Fellow (part time 0.8 FTE, Maternity Cover)

This is an opportunity for a motivated, organised person to join the Northern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (NICPR) team in a temporary, part-time capacity. You will be an active member of the team, assisting with data collection, liaising with health and social care professionals, planning and delivery of epidemiological and health services research, and patient and public involvement activities. The role will provide excellent post-doctoral experience across a range of translational academic skills that may include linking, integration and analysis of quantitative datasets, preparation of summary reports and academic outputs, research dissemination, co-ordination of meetings and liaising with national and international collaborators.

This is a temporary role to cover a period of maternity leave.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

The successful candidate must have and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Have, or be about to obtain, a relevant PhD eg nursing, midwifery, epidemiology, psychology or allied health.
• Significant, relevant research experience in child health, paediatrics, disability or epidemiology.
• Experience in management and analyses of large quantitative datasets (using relevant software e.g. SPSS or STATA).
• Experience of preparation and writing of scientific reports and a publication track record commensurate with stage of academic career.
• Demonstrable experience of successful project management and compliance with relevant governance and quality standard.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on our website.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application.

For informal enquires please contact Dr Fiona Lynn, f.lynn@qub.ac.uk

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