Salary:
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822
Hours:
Part time (15 hours per week)
Contract Type:
Fixed Term contract up to August 2027
Background
To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within an established research programme and/or specific research project.
This research position is available to undertake research within an NIHR funded research program, which aims to review and synthesise published and grey literature to determine how community interventions can improve menstrual health in the United Kingdom (UK). Working with community menstrual health groups and advocates, the post holder will then collaborate with the team to co-design a UK Menstrual Health Framework and Evaluation Toolkit, defining optimal indicators, effective evaluation approaches and benchmarks for meaningful menstrual health improvements. This is an exciting opportunity to undertake rigorous, impactful research to help build the foundational evidence base and evaluation metrics that will define the future of menstrual health interventions.
Role Summary
Work within specified research grants and projects and contribute to writing bids
Operate within area of specialism (e.g., public health, health equity, gender studies, and/or any specialisms related to menstrual health)
Synthesise published research finding and grey literature through rapid review
Assist with facilitation of co-design workshops
Analyse and interpret research findings and results
Contribute to (interim) reports for menstrual health community and third sector as well academic publications
Contribute to generating funding
Main Duties
The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.
Collect research data through various research methods including systematic review and co-design focus groups
Analyse and interpret data
Contribute to writing bids for research funding
Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods
Person Specification
First degree in area of specialism and normally, a higher degree relevant to research area or equivalent qualifications (e.g., public health sociology, psychology, anthropology and/or other subject areas relevant to menstrual health research)
Practical experience of applying the relevant skills and techniques, including systematic or rapid reviews, qualitative methods and co-design
Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing
new ones
High level analytical capability
Informal Inquiries to Dr Angela Hewett, email: a.hewett@bham.ac.uk and Professor Annalise Weckesser, email: annalise.weckesser@bcu.ac.uk
Dr Angela Hewett, University of Birmingham, a.hewett@bham.ac.uk (line manager)
Professor Annalise Weckesser, Birmingham City University, annalise.weckesser@bcu.ac.uk
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