Career Opportunities at Queen's

The School of Nursing & Midwifery at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Research Fellow.

The successful candidate will work alongside by Dr Gary Mitchell from the School of Nursing and Midwifery for an initial period of eight months to complete several outstanding research and scholarship projects. The post holder will primarily support on the conclusion of the following project: Mixed Methods Evaluation of an E-resource to Aid Decision-Making that Supports Minimal Use of Restrictive Practice in Care Homes.

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have: 

• Obtained or be about to obtain a PhD in a health-related field.
• At least 3 years’ relevant research experience to include experience of co-design methodology, evidence synthesis and mixed methods research.
• Research experience in nursing home settings.
• Early track record in research which is reflected in good quality publications commensurate with the stage of career.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list.  For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria, please click on the Candidate Information link below.

This is a fixed term contact available until 31/07/2023. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit:  www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and 

www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Patrick Stark at P.Stark@qub.ac.uk 

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