Research Associate - Co-Manage Project

Loughborough University - Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Location:	Loughborough University, Loughborough, Hybrid/On-site
Salary:	From £35,608 Specialist and Supporting Academic Research grade 6. Subject to annual pay award.
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract

Full-time (37 hrs per week), fixed-term to 29 February 2028.

This post supports an NIHR-funded Public Health Research study evaluating Co-Manage, a digital workplace self-management intervention for people living with long-term conditions and disabilities. The project is a cluster randomised feasibility trial assessing the acceptability, implementation and evaluation of the intervention across diverse UK workplace settings. The study aims to generate evidence to inform a future full-scale trial.

The postholder will play a key role in the day-to-day delivery of the study, working closely with the research team to support recruitment of organisations and participants (workers and managers), coordinate data collection, assist with intervention delivery, and contribute to process and feasibility evaluation activities. The ideal candidate will hold (or be close to completing) a PhD in a relevant discipline, have experience of working with both quantitative and qualitative data, and have an interest in workplace health, long-term conditions and evaluating complex interventions.

This full-time post is offered on a fixed-term contract until 29 February 2028.

For more information on the role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr David Maidment, Chief Investigator, via email to d.w.maidment@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone to 01509 225439.

Loughborough University is committed to allowing its employees to work dynamically with a combination of working on campus and remotely, where possible. This has been identified as a role that could work dynamically and, if successful, your line manager will discuss these informal arrangements with you. Please note that there is a general expectation that the successful candidate will spend the majority of time working on the Loughborough campus.