This part-time (0.5 FTE) post is available from 1st June 2021 on a fixed-term basis until 30th November 2021.
The post
The College wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate to support the work of Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer. This GW4-funded post is available for 2.5 days per week from 1st June to 30th November 2021. The successful applicant will support the development of research on family carers of people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).
The post will include recruiting and conducting consultations with carers, patients, and professionals; scoping the extant literature; (where appropriate) preparing manuscripts and grant applications; and, coordinating and hosting online team workshops. Where appropriate, the post may also include contributing to the supervision of undergraduate dissertation students.
About you
The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information orally, in writing, and electronically, and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.
Applicants will possess a relevant PhD (or be nearing completion) or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study, and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. Applicants will be highly organised; have excellent written and verbal communication skills; be able to manage research and administrative activities and deadlines; and be able to liaise with a variety of stakeholders. Knowledge of ME/CFS, previous experience working with family carers or vulnerable patients, and experience conducting research or Patient & Public Involvement via online platforms such as Teams or Zoom, are desirable but not essential.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role by clicking on the attachment on our website (accessed by the apply button).
The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university in the top 200 of universities worldwide. We combine world-class teaching with world-class research and have achieved a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017. We have over 22,000 students and 4600 staff from 180 different countries and have been rated the WhatUni2017 International Student Choice. Our research focuses on some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today, with 98% of our research rated as being of international quality in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students.
What we can offer you
- Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research.
- Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly.
- An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development.
- Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career.
- A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a new Fertility Treatment Policy.
- A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon.
For further information please contact Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer, e-mail
s.odwyer@exeter.ac.uk.
