Research Fellow
Health and Medical,Medicine and Dentistry,Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology,Nursing
Short info about job
Company: University of Glasgow
Department: RI Health and Welbeing
Salary: £42,418 to £49,149
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Permanent
Type / Role: Academic or Research
Phone: +44-1546 9614105
Fax: +44-1462 1542175
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Detail information about job Research Fellow. Terms and conditions vacancy
Job Purpose
Please Note: The University would consider a secondment opportunity for this post. Applicants should seek clearance for release for secondment from their employer / line manager before making formal application.
To lead the day-to-day running of a major natural experiment grant evaluating the impacts of Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) in Scotland. You will have lead responsibility for two quantitative components of the evaluation: 1) survey of people attending Emergency Departments in four hospitals (two in Scotland and two in north England), and 2) survey of people attending six sexual health clinics (three in Scotland, three in north England). In addition, you will have a role liaising with the lead researchers for a qualitative repeated focus group study, led from the University of Stirling.
The post holder will have a leading role in organising the quantitative data collection together with associated administrative tasks, collaborating with the hospitals and sexual health clinics, and helping with data cleaning. This secondment will last for six months as the project is set up, initial data collection is piloted and then successfully completed, and systems and processes are put in place to facilitate subsequent waves of data collection. This research is part of the Measurement and Analysis of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health and the Informing Healthy Public Policy programmes at the MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU).Standard Terms & Conditions
Salary will be on the University’s Research and Teaching Grade, level 8, £42,418 - £49,149 per annum.
Please Note: The University would consider a secondment opportunity for this post. Applicants should seek clearance for release for secondment from their employer / line manager before making formal application.
This post is fixed term for 6 months.
New entrants to the University will be required to serve a probationary period of 6 months. The successful applicant will be eligible to join the Universities' Superannuation Scheme. Further information regarding the scheme is available from the Superannuation Officer, who is also prepared to advise on questions relating to the transfer of Superannuation benefits. All research and related activities, including grants, donations, clinical trials, contract research, consultancy and commercialisation are required to be managed through the University’s relevant processes (e.g. contractual and financial), in accordance with the University Court’s policies. It is the University of Glasgow’s mission to foster an inclusive climate, which ensures equality in our working, learning, research and teaching environment. We strongly endorse the principles of Athena SWAN, including a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity. The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401.
Vacancy Ref : 018791, Closing Date : 20 September 2017