"Research Assistant - Associate (Community Innovation Practitioner)"

We are seeking to appoint a Community Innovation Practitioner to join the Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) Research Group. The successful candidate will contribute to/make a leading contribution to HEHTA’s programme of research within the Living Laboratory. They will work with the principal investigator and key stakeholders from government, healthcare, industry, and academia to co-design, develop, and manage content for a creative, user-friendly, and interactive digital platform. This platform will support the Living Laboratory’s mission to foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing around health technology development and evaluation.

The postholder will contribute a design practice approach to this creative engagement, enabling inclusive participation and supporting the delivery of collaborative, community-driven projects.

For appointment at grade 7, post-doctoral experience in the areas listed above would be required.

This post is full time and has funding available until 30th September 2026.

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Informal query can be made by contacting directly Professor Olivia Wu (Olivia.Wu@glasgow.ac.uk)

It is the University of Glasgow’s mission to foster an inclusive climate, which ensures equality in our working, learning, research and teaching environment. We strongly endorse the principles of Athena SWAN, including a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equality. The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401.