Research Officer

Bangor University - College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Location:BangorSalary:£37,099 to £46,974 per annum : Grade: 7Hours:Part TimeContract Type:Fixed-Term/ContractPlaced On:24th July 2025Closes:22nd August 2025Job Ref:BU03822 Applications are invited for two 0.5 FTE Research Officers, one of whom will be linked with Bangor University and Swansea University, and one with Bangor University and UWE Bristol to fill two 2-year posts.

The Deaf Health Wales project is a three-year, £1.04 million pound project which brings together an interdisciplinary team consisting of hearing and deaf colleagues from Bangor, Swansea, the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), the University of Graz in Austria, the British Deaf Association, Public Health Wales Cardiff, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Centre of Sign Sight Sound in Colwyn Bay and the Wales Council for Deaf People.

As a guide, the Mental Health Hub is associated with Swansea University, and the Law and Human Rights Hub with UWE Bristol. We are open to suggestions as to which universities or academic members of the team you can be associated with and are keen to match your research interests accordingly. You will work with them on a regular basis.

We are particularly keen to recruit deaf British Sign Language (BSL) signers, especially those who live in Wales, to these two posts and consider these posts to be career- and experience-enhancing roles for those who wish to develop their project management, research, academic, and team working skills.

Candidates should be educated to PhD level or near completion (or have equivalent work /life experience to a similar level e.g. reports, engagement, and administration via evidence on a CV) in a relevant discipline to one or more of the project’s research hubs and have experience in working with and/or communicating with deaf people who use a signed language. The ability to communicate in British Sign Language (minimum BSL Level 3 or a native signer) is a requirement.

The successful candidates will be expected to commence as soon as possible.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for these posts.

These posts are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

You will be home-based, but there will be a need to travel on occasion.

Closing date for applications: 22/08/2025

Committed to Equal Opportunities.