Research Fellow : Designing a UK Menstrual Health Framework and Evaluation Toolkit, NIHR development grant programme

University of Birmingham - Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health

Placed On: 3rd April 2026

Closes: 26th April 2026

Job Ref: 107222

Salary:

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822

Hours:

Part time (15 hours per week)

Contract Type:

Fixed Term contract up to August 2027

Background

To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within an established research programme and/or specific research project.

This research position is available to undertake research within an NIHR funded research program, which aims to review and synthesise published and grey literature to determine how community interventions can improve menstrual health in the United Kingdom (UK). Working with community menstrual health groups and advocates, the post holder will then collaborate with the team to co-design a UK Menstrual Health Framework and Evaluation Toolkit, defining optimal indicators, effective evaluation approaches and benchmarks for meaningful menstrual health improvements. This is an exciting opportunity to undertake rigorous, impactful research to help build the foundational evidence base and evaluation metrics that will define the future of menstrual health interventions.

Role Summary

• Work within specified research grants and projects and contribute to writing bids
• Operate within area of specialism (e.g., public health, health equity, gender studies, and/or any specialisms related to menstrual health)
• Synthesise published research finding and grey literature through rapid review
• Assist with facilitation of co-design workshops
• Analyse and interpret research findings and results
• Contribute to (interim) reports for menstrual health community and third sector as well academic publications
• Contribute to generating funding

Main Duties

The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

• Collect research data through various research methods including systematic review and co-design focus groups
• Analyse and interpret data
• Contribute to writing bids for research funding
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
• Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods

Person Specification

• First degree in area of specialism and normally, a higher degree relevant to research area or equivalent qualifications (e.g., public health sociology, psychology, anthropology and/or other subject areas relevant to menstrual health research)
• Practical experience of applying the relevant skills and techniques, including systematic or rapid reviews, qualitative methods and co-design
• Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones
• High level analytical capability

Informal Inquiries to Dr Angela Hewett, email: a.hewett@bham.ac.uk and Professor Annalise Weckesser, email: annalise.weckesser@bcu.ac.uk

Dr Angela Hewett, University of Birmingham, a.hewett@bham.ac.uk (line manager)

Professor Annalise Weckesser, Birmingham City University, annalise.weckesser@bcu.ac.uk

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