DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH? DO YOU WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH STRATEGIES AND GROW RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS?

KMMS wishes to recruit a Senior Research Fellow who will contribute to building an international profile for KMMS and the collaborating universities in this field. The successful candidate will contribute to both research and teaching within the medical school and will become a nexus of research collaboration across the healthcare system of Kent and Medway and of the two universities. The successful candidate will work to catalyse new opportunities, building on existing strengths.
Please note although this role is advertised at a Grade 9 salary, the appropriate successful candidate can be benchmarked to their NHS pay scale appropriate to their clinical discipline and level in clinical practice if successful.

As Senior Research Fellow you can expect to be involved in:

• Contributing to building a research culture in KMMS which catalyses new areas of activity for the School and the collaborating universities, and which appropriately reflects existing research priorities and strategies.
• Working collaboratively with partners to prioritise our research interests in existing and emerging structures such as Health Innovation Kent Surrey and Sussex (HIKSS), KSS Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) and the Clinical Research Network (CRN) to ensure that KMMS and the collaborating universities realise their collective Research Strategy.
• Contributing to building a research culture in KMMS which catalyses new areas of activity for the School and the collaborating universities, and which appropriately reflects existing research priorities and strategies.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER IN RETURN:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You’ll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days’ leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent
We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/
Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number KMMS-259-25.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented at this level in this area

• Occasionally we may need to close a vacancy before the published deadline due to a high number of applications being received, therefore we strongly advise you to submit your application as soon as possible. (All vacancies will be open for at least one week.)

We prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.
Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.
The University of Kent values diversity and promotes equality at all levels.

• Contribute to the development of research strategies in the department and define research objectives and questions.
• Develop proposals for research projects which will make a significant impact by leading to an increase in knowledge and understanding and the discovery or development of new explanations, insights, concepts or processes.
• Act as principal investigator on major research projects.
• Generate new research approaches and identify, adapt, develop and use research methodologies and techniques appropriate to the type of research.