Research Fellow

at  University of St Andrews

Applications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Mills and Dr Cecil conducting research for a BMA funded project entitled ‘Improving access to and delivery of community care around death’. The project is part of a larger collaboration of mixed-methods research with colleagues from the School of Medicine in St Andrews and NHS Fife that aims to design and implement a bespoke care coordination system that improves care pathways and experiences of care at the end of life.
The primary duties will be to provide qualitative research expertise in support of the delivery of the funded research.
The successful applicant will have (or be near to completion of) a PhD with expertise in qualitative research relevant to health. The successful candidate is expected to have demonstrated expertise in healthcare, medicine or psychological research and have relevant experience in qualitative methodologies, and analyses. Any experience in conducting qualitive research with clinical staff, patients and their caregivers would be particularly relevant to this project. The researcher should be able to demonstrate excellent communication, organisation and research skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team and with external collaborators. The candidate will be expected to provide significant intellectual input into the project.
The post (0.8-1.0 FTE) is available for 12 months starting 1 March 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. .

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Drs Mills (seem1@st-andrews.ac.uk) and Cecil (jc100@st-andrews.ac.uk).
Applications are particularly welcome from women, people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in research posts at the University.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/

Please refer the Job description for details