SEISMIC Project Researcher

UE07, £37,099 - £44,263 per annum
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, Deanery of Clinical Sciences, Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences
Fixed term, until 31st December 2024
Full time, 35 hours per week

We are looking for a project researcher who will be responsible for coordination across all phases of the SEISMIC (Systems Engineering Innovation hub for Multiple long-term Conditions) project. They will collect information to identify critical issues for people with multiple long term conditions (MLTCs), map out how these people interact with the services and using co-design with patients and stakeholders, contribute to the preparation for a major Innovation Hub.

The Opportunity:

The post holder will work within the Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC). The ACRC is a £20 million programme led by University of Edinburgh and funded by Legal and General, to research and develop innovative solutions for the care of people in later life, contributing to tackling the global challenge of promoting and maintaining ‘healthy ageing’. Central to the ACRC approach is a commitment to working in partnership with people in later life, their families and communities, and to creating a sustainable UK wide collaboration and engagement with public, private and third sector organisations to ensure impact of the research.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr. Atul Anand ( atul.anand@ed.ac.uk ) or Louise Hartley ( louise.hartley@ed.ac.uk )

Your skills and attributes for success:

• A PhD in experience of health services research or systems engineering or extensive equivalent experience
• Experience in qualitative methods for data collection and/or experience of working with public contributors (e.g., in relation to research design, conduct, interpretation and dissemination)
• Knowledge and/or experience of the social care sector, multiple long-term conditions or care transitions
• Project management experience within a multi-disciplinary setting.

As part of this application you are required to submit a document of no more than one page detailing how you meet each of the essential criteria as outlined on the job description.

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme ,staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our staff benefits pagefor further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

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