Research Fellow

Job title:

Research Fellow

Company

University of Warwick

Job description

For informal enquiries, please contact Jeremy Dale (Professor of Primary Care) at Jeremy.dale@warwick.ac.uk.This is an exciting opportunity for a qualitative research fellow, interested in health services research and climate change, and enthusiastic about the opportunity to undertake important, impactful research aimed at informing the NHS Net Zero Strategy.You will join an established multi-disciplinary team working on the NIHR-funded GPNET-0 study (‘Implementation of decarbonisation actions in General Practice to help achieve a net zero NHS). This mixed methods study is investigating the institutional, organisational, professional, and patient factors that are influencing how general practice is decarbonising its activities, with the aim of making recommendations that will influence national policy and practice.Key elements of the role will involve patient and regional / national stakeholder data collection and analysis, drafting papers and reports and supporting the study’s dissemination and impact strategy.There will be opportunities and encouragement for training and personal development.This role will require a standard DBS check.About YouThe role is ideal for an energetic, highly motivated early post-doctorate researcher, ambitious to learn new skills, gain experience and consolidate on their interviewing and data analysis research skills.You will have a range of qualitative research skills, preferably in the context of NHS primary care and/or climate change.You will enjoy teamworking and have excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills, suited to working within a supportive team that is collaborating with research participants and stakeholders across a wide range of organisations.You will thrive on the opportunity to contribute to drafting a large number of academic outputs, including a range of academic, policy-facing and public engagement materials, are planned.Ideally, you will be available to start work on 1st October 2024.For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the . Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the .About the DepartmentAbout WMSEstablished in 2000, Warwick Medical School (WMS) forms part of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine at the University of Warwick.Home to the UK’s largest graduate-entry , WMS also offers opportunities for , full and part-time as well as across the healthcare sector.Alongside a range of educational opportunities, WMS has a reputation for research excellence, investigating solutions to significant global health challenges.Our blueprint for the future sets out how WMS will be internationally renowned for our education programmes and the excellence and significance of our research.In just 20 years, WMS has become an established education provider and our researchers are tackling some of the world’s most pressing health issues.For more information, please seeAbout the UniversityBorn in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.You’ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.*QS World University Rankings 2024** Research Excellence Framework 2021To find out more about us visit ourHow to ApplyCLOSING DATE: Monday 19 August 2024 at 11.55pmTo apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).Please attach a CV and cover letter.

• Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.
• Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible). Please demonstrates how your experience, interests and motivation make you suited to this post, and when you would be available to take-up the post if appointed.

Please see for guidance on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and giving examples below, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, .Interview Date: Thursday 29 August 2024Start Date: Tuesday 01 October 2024What we OfferWe will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click .We are proud to say that we are a .If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.Our Commitment to InclusionWarwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages .The University currently holds a , and a . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the .Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)The University of Warwick complies with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against anyone who makes a Disclosure relating to a conviction or other information revealed. More information is available on the University’s Vacancy pages and applicants may request a copy of the DBS Code of Practice.Job Description

Expected salary

£33966 – 44263 per year

Location

Coventry

Job date

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 03:02:44 GMT

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