POSITION DETAILS

School of Psychology
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,130 to £45,413 with potential progression once in post to £48,149
Grade: 7
Fixed term contract for up to 42 months:
Full time, 37.5 hours per week for three years; then part time, 18.75 hours per week for 6 months.
Closing date: 19 th August 2025

ROLE SUMMARY

• Work within specified industry grant and charity funded project
• Oversee and contribute to data collection
• Operate within area of specialism
• Analyse and interpret research findings and results
• Contribute to generating funding
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly

MAIN DUTIES

The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

• Collect research data from children with rare neurogenetic syndromes via subjective and objective sleep measurement, play-based standardised psychological measures, literature reviews, and research interviews
• Analyse and interpret data
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
• Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars etc
• Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students where appropriate to the discipline
• Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods
• Undertake management/administration arising from research
• Contribute to Departmental/School research-related activities and research-related administration
• Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader
• Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters
• Provide guidance, as required, to support staff and any students who may be assisting with the research
• Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
• Promote equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.