"Research Fellow"

University of Hull

Background and Context

Prostate cancer affects 1 in 4 Black men. While early diagnosis enhances men’s survival rates from prostate cancer, evidence suggests that stigma prevents Black men from talking openly and getting tested, leading to delayed diagnosis and poorer outcomes from disease. The DESTIGMATISE study aims to understand stigma to inform public health messaging, decision-making and help-seeking for early prostate cancer diagnosis and care among Black men. The post is funded through a NIHR Advanced Fellowship to Dr Olufikayo Bamidele. The post holder will support Dr Bamidele, to conduct the study across four work packages, applying mixed methods approach with integrated PPI.

The role is ideally suited to someone with a PhD in sociology or health-related discipline with experience of mixed methods and PPI in research. A strong understanding of the Black cultural context and demonstrable experience of engaging Black communities in research is highly desirable.

The post is fixed term for 3 years.

We particularly welcome applications from individuals of Black African or Caribbean heritage, in recognition of the importance of lived experience and cultural insight in the DESTIGMATISE project.

For further information and informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr Olufikayo Bamidele (Olufikayo.Bamidele@hyms.ac.uk).

Specific Duties and Responsibilities of the Post

The post holder will assist the chief investigator with day-to-day running of the project including fieldwork, PPI management, co-production of resources with Black communities and dissemination activities at national level.

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Assist with the day-to-day running of the study with oversight from the chief investigator
• Proactively liaise with community and NHS organisations to maximise recruitment into different phases of the study, including interviews, surveys, focus groups and stakeholder engagement workshops
• Be willing to travel across England whenever required to facilitate engagement with community organisations for recruitment, data collection and dissemination activities.
• Design and conduct high quality systematic review to triangulate data from interviews and surveys to inform development of educational resources
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative data always ensuring analytical rigour
• Organise and facilitate stakeholder engagement workshops to co-develop study materials
• Organise, facilitate and manage PPI activities ensuring accountability, timely engagement and reimbursement of payments
• Ensure that research governance procedures and data protection are adhered to according to university, local and national guidelines.
• Draft (and/or contribute to) reports for the funder, high quality scientific publications for peer-reviewed journals, and activities to disseminate research findings across a variety of audiences (professional, academic and community-based)
• Attend conferences, NIHR events and other events to disseminate findings and engage with policy and third-sector organisations as required.
• Contribute to the supervision or mentoring of postgraduate research students, as appropriate
• Proactively undertake personal and professional development activities to improve subject and methodological expertise and build capacity as an experienced researcher
• Manage own workload and prioritise work to deliver high quality and timely project deliverables
• Contribute to faculty and departmental activities as reasonably required to support effective Faculty and Centre working
• Develop good working relationships with colleagues within the immediate teams, and wider University to enable high quality service delivery and information sharing

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

For more information please view the job description here.