DEPARTMENT

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Mental Health Social Care Research Centre in the School for Business and Society, a friendly and supportive research group undertaking studies around the social experiences of mental health. We are looking for a skilled and versatile Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on two studies: (1) a feasibility trial of a skills-enhancing programme for carers of people presenting with complex emotional needs and chronic emotion dysregulation (0.5 FTE) and (2) the development and validation of a screening tool for social frailty in older people (0.3 FTE).

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATION NEEDED

The main qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience essential to this post are:

• A PhD in a social science or mental health subject or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of both trial methodologies and qualitative research
• Knowledge of the needs of mental health carers and/or older people
• Highly developed communication skills
• Ability to write up research work for publication
• Experience of working with mental health carers and/or older people
• Experience of working on a randomised controlled trial or similar quasi-experimental study in the NHS
• Attention to detail and commitment to high quality

Interview date: To be confirmed
For informal enquiries: please contact Martin Webber on martin.webber@york.ac.uk

The main duties and responsibilities of the job are to conduct research under the supervision of senior colleagues. Specifically, this will involve:

• Undertaking and overseeing participant recruitment and data collection
• Managing databases
• Undertaking qualitative semi-structured interviews and analysis
• Undertaking structured interviews and data entry
• Ensuring study processes and protocols are followed within sites
• Co-ordinate study meetings
• Prepare interim and final reports