"Graduate Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Research Associate"

This GRA/PDRA role will work within the EMPower PHIRST team. The team is part of the University of Exeter’s Faculty for Health and Life Sciences’ Department of Public Health and Sports Science. EMPower PHIRST is a newly established team working within NIHR PHIRST scheme’s wider network of PHIRST teams across the UK. NIHR PHIRST links up academic teams with local government organisations to evaluate public health interventions that are already happening across the UK.

The Exeter-McPin PHIRST (EMPower-PHIRST) is a distinctive collaboration spanning the higher education and third sectors, including complementary expertise from the University of Exeter and The McPin Foundation. The University of Exeter is a leading academic centre in public health, community involvement and engagement (particularly those experiencing the greatest inequalities), evidence synthesis and health services research to inform policy and practice. The McPin Foundation is a leading charity with expertise in mental wellbeing, peer research and research involvement and engagement, and is an anchor partner for the NIHR School for Public Health Research. Both partners have distinctive expertise in peer and community research and involvement and engagement.

The key objective of EMPower is to support local authorities with timely, responsive evaluation evidence, informed by robust community involvement and engagement, in support of the delivery of effective services to impact health inequalities.

Applicants will possess a relevant Masters, PhD or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of public health/health inequalities and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within this NIHR PHIRST team.

What we can offer you:

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly;
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development;
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career;
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a new Fertility Treatment Policy;
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment: With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.