Research Fellow in Primary Care Science

Location:  Aldermoor Health Centre

Salary:   £28,982 to £35,609 per annum

Full Time Fixed Term

Closing Date:   Monday 05 September 2016

Interview Date:   To be confirmed

Reference:  770616LG

The Primary Care group within the Primary Care and Population Sciences Academic Unit is offering a one year post-doctoral or doctoral level ‘seed corn’ or ‘bridging’ fellowship for primary care scientists, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research (SPCR: http://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/). The SPCR is a partnership between the nine academic centres for primary care research in England that performed best in the 2013 REF, which aims to increase the evidence base for primary care practice through high quality research and strategic leadership.

The fellowship will fund a primary care scientist with the potential to develop towards becoming an independent investigator, and who is conducting research related to one of the themes of the Primary Care group, while they develop an application for a national research training fellowship. We welcome applications from individuals from a range of backgrounds including clinical work in primary care, health services research, health economics, medical statistics, medical sociology, health psychology, complementary and alternative health care, human geography, anthropology, or other relevant disciplines.

We are looking for a track record in research relevant to the UK primary care setting, including evidence of ability to obtain research funding and produce peer-reviewed publications.

The successful candidate will need to take up the post from 3^rd October 2016. The post is funded for up to one year, either full or part-time.

For further information please contact Professor George Lewith, gl3@soton.ac.uk

A Standard DBS clearance is required for this role.

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Jennifer Dickson (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 3462. Please quote reference 770616LG on all correspondence.

The Faculty of Medicine holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award demonstrating commitment to equal opportunities and gender balance in the workplace.  The Faculty recognises that applicants may seek flexible working patterns which will be considered as part of the recruitment process.  For further information including key benefits designed to help maintain and support employees’ well-being and work-life balance, please see our working with us website pages.

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We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted unless indicated in the job advert.