POSITION DETAILS

School of Social Policy and Society
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
Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to September 2026
Closing date: 24th July 2025

ROLE SUMMARY

• Work on the ‘The Lives of People with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) in the UK’ study
• Work with family carers of people with Profound and Multiple Learning disabilities to co-produce a survey
• Identify existing participants from a previous UK-wide survey study by the research team, and work with our partners to recruit new participants
• Collect information via the survey
• Analyse and interpret research findings and results
• Produce and disseminate findings in a range of accessible formats and for peer review publications
• Develop plans for and draft a funding proposal for an ongoing longitudinal cohort study of people with PMLD

MAIN DUTIES

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

• Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a mentor if required
• Contribute to writing bids for research funding
• Analyse and interpret data using advanced statistical software, i,e. R or Stata
• 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 including multilevel and structural equation modelling
• Undertake management/administration arising from research
• Contribute to the Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS) and 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
• Collect research data; this may be through a variety of research methods, such as scientific experimentation, literature reviews, and research interviews
• 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
• Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture