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Research Associate

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About the University of Sunderland 

The University of Sunderland offers life-changing opportunities for 27,500 students across its campuses in Sunderland, London, Hong Kong, and through global partnerships with learning institutions in 19 countries. We're proud to be a top 50 UK university (Guardian University Guide 2024), with top-quality facilities, inclusive culture, and our vibrant, ever-changing city.

The University of Sunderland and the Faculty of Education, Society and Creative Industries offers an innovative and creative research environment. The faculty encourages collaboration across different creative disciplines providing unique and enriching experiences, allowing you to work with colleagues from various backgrounds and specialties. The faculty engages with the local and wider community through projects, exhibitions, and events. This can provide a sense of purpose and connection, knowing that your work contributes to both academic and public spheres. Working in such a dynamic faculty can also offer you opportunities for professional growth and development, whether through research, collaborations, or involvement in industry projects.

About the role

We are looking for a Research Associate to lead interdisciplinary research into where localism and engagement with local people exists in youth theatres, participatory programmes, and amateur companies across the City of Sunderland. 

As the first major study of local theatre, this is a key post in a new Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded research project,  Local Theatres: Participation, Inclusion, Imagination. 

You will lead research in participatory theatre-with a focus on creative and critical responses to localism within the City of Sunderland. 

What you can bring 

The successful candidate will possess sufficient depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline of theatre practice and of research methods, processes and techniques. You will have experience of delivering participant workshops aimed at exploring and interpreting complex, conceptual and special matters that aid others' understanding of the needs of the participant and community. Possess experience of conducting rigorous data gathering and  robust analysis, which can feed into report writing and hypothesis development.

What we can offer you 

Our University is not just a place of academic excellence, but also a community that embraces inclusivity and support. We value our staff and offer a rewarding package that goes beyond just salary. At the University of Sunderland, we prioritise not only your professional growth but also your happiness and well-being.

• Enjoy a generous annual leave entitlement of 36 days, along with an additional 5 closure days over the Christmas break and 8 Bank Holidays. 
• Enrolment into our generous pension scheme, ensuring your financial security for the future. 
• Access to our “My Lifestyle Benefits Platform”, where you can enjoy online discounts at hundreds of retailers every day. Plus, take advantage of exclusive schemes that allow you to purchase a new car, bike, or technology at a discounted rate. 
• Your health and well-being are important to us. That's why we provide access to discounted private medical insurance, health cash plans, and guidance on financial well-being.
• For those with young children, our on-site nursery offers exceptional care and education for children from birth to school age, operating throughout the year.
• Maintaining an active lifestyle is made easy with discounted membership for CitySpace Fitness, our state-of-the-art facility for sports and social activities. 

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We strongly believe that an inclusive university, where a diverse range of individuals feel valued and have equal opportunity to get into work and reach their potential, is good for our staff, students, university, and society.

Our work on equality, diversity and inclusivity has never been more important. We believe inclusivity is an essential value at the heart of what we do, and we want all our staff to be part of that journey with us.

Our recent staff survey conducted in 2023 showed that 97% of our staff believed that we were committed to achieving an inclusive university.

The closing date for applications is Saturday 12 th October (23.59 GMT).

Interviews/assessments are likely to take place on Monday 21 st October

For any informal enquiries, please contact – 

Dr Adelle Hulsmeier 

[email protected]  

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The university of edinburgh - college of science and engineering, school of biological sciences, institute of molecular plant science.

Fixed Term contract: 13 th  January 2025 – 12 th  July 2027

Full time: 35 hours per week

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in synthetic biology to engineer and characterise cyanobacterial strains for growth on industrial flue gases.

The Opportunity:

A Postdoctoral Research Associate position in cyanobacterial synthetic biology is available in the laboratory of Prof. Alistair McCormick at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh. We are seeking a highly motivated researcher to take a lead role in engineering the fast-growing cyanobacterial strain  Synechococcus  sp. PCC 11901 for growth on industrial flue gases for enhanced CO 2  capture and biomass accumulation. This is a Carbon Technology Research Foundation (CTRF) funded project and involves international collaborations with the University of East Anglia and Stellenbosch University (South Africa), and our collaborative partner CyanoCapture. The position is available for a fixed term of 30 months. For further information please contact Prof. Alistair McCormick (email:  [email protected] ).

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• PhD (or to be completed within 3 months) in an appropriate and relevant subject.
• Track record of internationally competitive molecular biology research working with cyanobacteria.
• Evidence of intellectual independence and creativity, and high level of organisation and high-quality record keeping.
• Good team-working, collaborative and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with colleagues and collaborators.

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King's College London

Job id: 095148 . Salary: £43,205 - £47,978 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance .

Posted: 19 September 2024 . Closing date: 03 October 2024 .

Business unit: IoPPN . Department: Health Services & Population Research .

Contact details: Josephine Ocloo . [email protected]

Location: Denmark Hill Campus . Category: Research .

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The post will be based in the Centre for Implementation Science (CIS) at King’s College London. The Centre is home to a team of expert implementation and improvement science researchers, including health economists and statisticians. This team investigates how best to ‘implement’ evidence-based practice and clinical research within health services in south London, nationally and internationally. The team studies the role of healthcare professionals, managers, commissioners of health services and policymakers as well as organisational structures and processes to try to understand why health services don’t always offer the safest, most effective treatments and ways of working.

CIS is based in the Department of Health Service & Population Research (HSPR) whose main goal is to conduct world-leading research and education using the social and health sciences to better understand and to improve health outcomes, systems, and care, both locally and globally, particularly in disadvantaged and marginalised populations.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced qualitative researcher with expertise in health services research.

The appointed researcher will work on a national study in patient safety looking at Epistemic Exclusion and Patient Safety Participation, a imed at improving decision-making in patient safety for a wider diversity of groups and particularly for those from racialised backgrounds, people with mental health challenges or learning disabilities, who are more likely to experience healthcare harm.

Key tasks will be to work with the project lead, Dr Josephine Ocloo and Dr Blaine Robin a sociologist advisor to the project and other stakeholders on a key scoping theoretical review of the sociological theory literature. The review aims to identify approaches which can best support coproduction, involvement, engagement, and participation, with a diversity of groups in patient safety improvement. Wider tasks include: contributing to evidence synthesis work across the project work including helping to develop protocols, searching bibliographic databases, screening, analysing and interpretation of data and write up; working with the Integrated Care Boards (statutory NHS organisations, responsible for developing plans for meeting the health needs of the population in a geographical area), who are part of the study, with the study PI, to develop strategies, analyse and evaluate data that can help develop local ICB patient safety reporting and learning; conducting and analysing qualitative interviews (with the study lead) with healthcare staff and diverse patient groups affected by healthcare harm, for publication in high-quality journals.

The post will be on a fixed term contract at 100% FTE (35 hours per week) until 6th October 2027.

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Relevant PhD/DPhil with post-qualification research experience in an academic setting
• Substantial experience of independently conducting academic reviews, (mixed, scoping rapid or overviews of reviews), with particular experience looking at sociological/social science evidence.
• Strong experience of conducting qualitative interviews and analysing and publishing the research in peer-reviewed, scientific journals.
• Leadership experience on substantial projects or collaborations in an academic setting
• A systematic and thorough approach to work with a high level of attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and time management skills and willingness to work flexibly
• A commitment to team working, professionalism and respect for others.
• Track record of working with stakeholders in different organisational structures including patients, service users and carers.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supervising, appraising, coaching, and mentoring of research assistants
• Knowledge of models of co-production in mental health and working with peer researchers as part of a research team.
• Knowledge of different types of discrimination and how this can impact different groups in healthcare and research.
• Knowledge of patient safety and healthcare harm and how this can operate in healthcare processes with different groups.
• Experience of writing and submitting research grant applications

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Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.

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We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

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