Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) Job at Birmingham Full Time

IMPROVE-DKD Intervention Process Evaluation

We are seeking to appoint an experienced mixed-methods process evaluation post-doctoral Research Fellow to deliver the process evaluation of the IMPROVE-DKD randomised controlled trial (https://www.fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR158442). The research fellow will work with Prof Colin Greaves (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/sportex/greaves-colin) and colleagues in the Universities of Birmingham, Warwick, Leeds, Keele and Aston. 

The successful candidate will conduct and write up a mixed-methods process evaluation. The role includes undertaking (online) and analysing semi-structured interviews with healthcare professionals implementing the IMPROVE-DKD intervention and patients who use the digital lifestyle-support intervention. It also involves analysis of survey data that is being collected via an online platform from clinicians and patients and analysing quantitative website-usage data from the online lifestyle-support programme. The postholder will liaise occasionally with our established Patient, Public Involvement and Engagement group and support the writing of any publications arising from the work. The data will be used to explore healthcare professional and patient views about barriers and facilitators of implementation of the IMPROVE DKD intervention – and patient views /feedback about the lifestyle-support materials.

We are seeking candidates with the following characteristics: 

• A PhD relevant to the research area and roles described here. For example in Health Psychology, Health Services Research or Health Promotion.
• Track record in mixed methods research for process evaluation.
• Experience of Participant and Patient Involvement (PPI) in research.
• High level analytical capability, including experience with qualitative data collection and analysis.
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management and administration processes.
• Great communication skills, including a strong track record of publication /writing up of research findings, as well as the ability to communicate complex information clearly
• Ability to communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature.
• Fluency in relevant models or methods
• Ability to balance the competing pressures of research, teaching and administrative demands and deadlines
• Knowledge and experience of research ethics and governance principles, regulations and approval procedures
• Ability to liaise and collaborate effectively with colleagues and students
• Ability to build contacts and participate in internal and external networks for the exchange of information and collaboration
• Active participation as a member of a multidisciplinary research team
• Engaging in continuous professional development
• Understanding equal opportunity issues as they may impact on areas of research content
• Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively
• Ability to contribute to the planning and organising of the specific research project
• Ability to co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort
• Ability to identify potential sources of funding
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly
• Experience of working with primary care healthcare professionals and clinical populations of older adults is also desirable

Informal enquiries can be made to Colin Greaves  c.j.greaves@bham.ac.uk 

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