ARC Research Fellow Prevention Including Multiple Long-term Conditions

University of Sunderland - Health Sciences & Wellbeing - School of Medicine

The role (1 full-time post available)

Fixed term - until 30th September 2030

Applications are invited for a Research Fellow to work across nationally-leading health and care research programmes funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), as part of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria. The fellows will support the ARC in joining national research networks to deliver impactful research and knowledge mobilisation activities with partners across the health and care system.

The five themes across the ARC are:

1. Prevention including multiple long-term conditions
2. Addressing inequity in health and care systems
3. Supporting children, women, and family health
4. Workforce Inclusion and Innovation for Impact
5. Care Improvement and Safety

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About the role

You will work within the Prevention including multiple long-term conditions theme and establish inclusive communities of practice, and lead programmes of research across the North East and North Cumbria and nationally, in line with the strategic aims of the theme.

You will be expected to have existing and well-established networks with a range of health, social care and community-based collaborators, including across other NIHR infrastructures. Fellows will develop their own specialist research leadership while working in a pro-active and collaborative way to deliver work addressing critical national and regional priorities. They will be adaptive and responsive to emerging system needs, benefitting from the outstanding mentoring and support environment to secure additional grant funding over the 4-year period of the role. The role holders will be required to spend 50% of their time working responsively with health and social care partners to design and deliver programmes of work.

The successful candidates will have a relevant doctoral degree (or be in the writing up period of their doctorate) and hold experience in quantitative and/or qualitative research within the applied health, public health and social care arena (for example: sociology; psychology; criminology; health statistics; health economics; data analytics, data science).

Applicants should also have experience of obtaining external funding for research, which can include travel grants and studentships, and publishing in peer-reviewed journals.

Required skills and attributes will include: the development and delivery of research studies and analysis plans; qualitative and/or quantitative data collection and analysis; the ability to disseminate research findings in a range of formats and to a range of audiences; and working with research partners across multiple universities and health and care organisations and engage with public and practice partners.

As part of our commitment to grow our applied research community and promote a supportive research culture, the role holder will be required to spend at least three days per week in person in the university or at relevant ARC events.

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and working in partnership across research infrastructure, we welcome part-time applications with a minimum of 50% FTE. Please state your desired working arrangements in your application.