Research Fellow

at  Teesside University

JOB REFERENCE

T01300
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What we offer you:

• A holiday entitlement of 259 hours (35 days), plus bank holidays
• Additional leave over the Christmas and New Year period during the Christmas closure
• Special leave to support a range of circumstances
• Hybrid working arrangements: 60 percent On Campus and 40 percent Working from home
• A variety of provision to support staff with personal development and recognition
• A range of family friendly benefits
• An employee benefits platform which provides discounts with 350+ retailers and access to health and wellbeing resources
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The purpose of the Research Fellow role is to assist with building capacity and capability within applied mental health research as part of an NIHR funded ‘Mental Health Leader Award’ (MHLA) project. This award is led by Professor Emma L. Giles in the School of Health and Life Sciences, together with colleagues from across the University and in partnership with Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust and the University of York.
The Mental Health Leader Award is a large infrastructure funding award intended to identify, through wider stakeholder consultation, mental health priorities in the Tees Valley. Your role will be to help facilitate this consultation work and build capacity and capability in applying for mental health-related external research funding grants. You will assist with the design, development, planning, delivery, and reporting of mental health research projects as part of the award.
Led by Professor Giles, the team includes colleagues from across the School of Health and Life Sciences and wider University, with expertise including in Public Health, Health Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Rehabilitation, and Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement. The team comprises of research Professors, Associate Professors, Senior Lecturers and Lecturers, with support and mentorship provided by this team to you.
Duties and responsibilities are further outlined in the Job Description, but key responsibilities include facilitation of several work packages as part of the MHLA. This includes helping to grow capacity and capability within internal staff in applied mental health research, mentoring of Early- and Mid-Career researchers, partnership working, planning consultation events, facilitating wider stakeholder consultations, and a policy analysis of mental health priorities, and development and submission of mental health research funding applications.
You will be expected to have a minimum of a Masters degree in a relevant discipline, strong knowledge and experience of research methods, and a high level of analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. It is essential that you have experience of writing external research funding applications and journal articles. It is desirable to have experience and knowledge of working with mental health conditions and/or working with healthcare clinicians in the context of research.
Should you wish to discuss this role and/or project, please contact: Professor Emma L. Giles, e.giles@tees.ac.uk.
Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will qualify for University sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.
If you are shortlisted, your interview will take place via Microsoft Teams. Please note that the University may ask you to participate in a number of selection activities as part of the recruitment process for this vacancy.
Interviews will take place on 26 September 2024.
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Please refer the Job description for details