Location : Oxford Road, Manchester
Closing Date : 28/02/2019
Salary : £40,792 to £50,132 per annum according to relevant experience (Pro rata if the post is undertaken on a part time or job share basis)
Employment Type : Fixed Term
Faculty / Organisational Unit : Biology, Medicine & Health
Division : Pharmacy & Optometry
Hours Per week : Full time
Contract Duration : From 1st April 2019 until 31st March 2021 with possible extension

The NIHR Patient Safety Translational Research Centre Greater Manchester seeks a full-time Research Fellow for two years in the first instance with a possible extension. Funding is available to undertake this post on a full-time basis, but job-share or part-time working applications would be welcome.

The University Principal Investigator and Director will be Professor Stephen Campbell. This post will be appointed in the Medication Safety theme under the line management of Professor Darren Ashcroft. The key purpose of this post is to provide high quality project management for the relevant PSTRC Greater Manchester projects, ensuring delivery of projects in a timely and rigorous fashion and to a strict timetable and budget. This will involve extensive liaison with the project team and collaborators.

You will have a PhD (or equivalent) in relevant health services research. You will have significant demonstrable previous experience in advanced quantitative research skills relevant to the research theme, including the use of the appropriate software packages. You will have a track record in the delivery of high quality papers in peer reviewed journals.

The School is strongly committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for gender equality in higher education. The School holds a Silver Award which recognises their good practice in relation to gender; including flexible working arrangements, family-friendly policies, and support to allow staff achieve a good work-life balance. We particularly welcome applications from women for this post. Appointment will always be made on merit. For further information, please visit: https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/about/equality/

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Prof Darren Ashcroft

Email: Darren.Ashcroft@manchester.ac.uk

Tel: 0161 275 4299

General enquiries:

Email: hrservices@manchester.ac.uk

Tel: 0161 275 4499

Technical support:

Email: universityofmanchester@helpmeapply.co.uk

Tel: 0161 850 2004

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

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