Research Fellow (1119119LG)

This post provides an excellent opportunity for a qualitative researcher to undertake research in child public health and child protection within the Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton. 

The successful candidate will be involved in undertaking an evaluative study of the Operation Encompass police-school safeguarding partnership; with the overall aim of informing further intervention and commissioning of services. 

You will have a PhD in Public Health or in an applied health related field (e.g. Demography, Medical Anthropology or Psychology) and/or have equivalent qualifications and experience in epidemiology or applied health research.  You must have demonstrable experience in qualitative data collection (e.g. focus groups, interviews) in a research environment and knowledge of working with public authorities (e.g. councils, NHS, the Police).  You will also have worked with multiple stakeholders to evaluate a service (e.g. intervention, programme, treatment) within the community.

Applications for Research Fellow positions will be considered from candidates who are working towards or nearing completion of a relevant PhD qualification.  The title of Research Fellow will be applied upon successful completion of the PhD.  Prior to the qualification being awarded the title of Senior Research Assistant will be given.

This is a part-time/ flexible post (2 days per week or 14 hours per week equivalent), based at Southampton General Hospital and the post holder must be available to travel to participating Study sites and meetings.

The post is available from 20th May 2019 for 12 months.

 For further information please contact Dr Sara A Morgan (s.a.morgan@soton.ac.uk).

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Ita Holmes (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 9002. Please quote reference 1119119LG on all correspondence.

The Faculty of Medicine holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award demonstrating commitment to equal opportunities and gender balance in the workplace. The Faculty recognises that applicants may seek flexible working patterns which will be considered as part of the recruitment process. For further information including key benefits designed to help maintain and support employees' well-being and work-life balance, please see our working with us website pages.

Closing Date: 08 Apr 2019
Post Type: Education, Research & Enterprise