"Research Fellow (109445-0724)"

Location  

University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Department  

Warwick Medical School - Health Sciences

Position Type  

Fixed Term, Part Time

Duration  

FTC until 31st August 2026

Hours  

0.4 FTE

Salary  

£33,966 - £44,263 pro rata

About the Role  

For informal enquiries, please contact Beck Taylor (Associate Clinical Professor) at Beck.taylor@warwick.ac.uk.

Interested in improving women’s health and care?

Come and join our multidisciplinary team of researchers, clinical and lived experience experts as the research fellow working on our NIHR-funded mixed methods research study to develop, implement and evaluate a new e-learning package for newly qualified midwives.

It involves working on:

• A systematic review of existing interventions
• Qualitative interviews with midwives, midwifery students and women
• Coproduction work to develop an e-learning package
• Implementation and mixed methods evaluation of the e-learning package in three NHS sites

The post offers an ideal platform for developing post-doctoral experience and building your CV prior to applying for a post-doctorate fellowship. You will join an established team of women’s health academics, clinicians and lived experience experts at the University of Warwick, the Royal College of Midwives, the Masic Foundation, and from NHS trusts across the West Midlands.

The post involves working on a newly funded mixed methods research study to develop and sustain skills, competencies and confidence of newly registered midwives to manage, assess and repair maternal perineal trauma.

About You  

The post is ideally suited to someone who is interested in health-related research. You will have knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methodology with experience in qualitative health research, and patient and public involvement.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure. 

About the Department  

This post is based within the Directorate of Applied Health. Our research includes applied health services research, methodological development and evidence synthesis, and our expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods informs understanding of physical health, mental wellbeing, social care and nursing, and patient and public involvement in research. The University of Warwick has an established and growing portfolio of women’s health research, and this post is one of many exciting opportunities to work in this important area. 

About the University  

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**. 

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

*QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

To find out more about us visit our website.

How to Apply  

CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 14th August 2024 at 11.55pm

To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).

Please attach a CV and cover letter.

Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.

Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).

Please see here for guidance on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and giving examples below, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.

To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, warwick-careers.tal.net.

Interview Date: TBC

Start Date: TBC

What we Offer  

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities. 

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here. 

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion  

Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding. 

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here. 

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance. 

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

The University of Warwick complies with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against anyone who makes a Disclosure relating to a conviction or other information revealed. More information is available on the University’s Vacancy pages and applicants may request a copy of the DBS Code of Practice.

Right to Work in the UK   

If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK and/or are seeking sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link which contains further information about obtaining the right to work in the UK.