Calleva Centre Postdoctoral Researcher - Combatting Mistrust in Healthcare: A Psychological Approach 

Magdalen College proposes to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on the project Combatting mistrust in healthcare, led by Prof Daniel Freeman (Magdalen College), based at the Calleva Research Centre. The Postdoctoral Researcher will be an experienced qualitative researcher, preferably with research interests in psychology and/or the social sciences. The post will commence on 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter and will be for three calendar years.

The primary role of the Postdoctoral Researcher, who will be based in Oxford, will be to undertake qualitative research. They will spend significant time at the Department of Experimental Psychology, which is located in the new Life and Mind Building on South Parks Road. They will have the opportunity to contribute to other research undertaken by Professor Freeman’s Oxford Cognitive Approaches to Psychosis (O-CAP) team, conducting a series of additional qualitative studies quickly and efficiently and delivering three studies to publication stage each year.

This is a three-year fixed-term position.

The appointment will be made on grade 7.4 of the Unified College Pay Scale, currently £41,064 per annum, plus £1,730 per annum Oxford Location Allowance.

The appointment includes five free meals (lunch or dinner) in College each week that the kitchen is open, membership of the College’s Senior Common Room, and access to generous research funds.

Details of how to apply and further particulars are available by clicking the above 'Apply' button.

The closing date is Wednesday 04 November 2026, and applications must be completed at or before that time. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. 

Magdalen College is an equal opportunities employer. Further information can be obtained from the College web site, at www.magd.ox.ac.uk/equality.

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