Research Associate/Fellow (Fixed term) at University of Nottingham

Working collaboratively within our multidisciplinary team, which includes external academic partners, the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, and community engagement stakeholders, you will lead the planning and delivery of qualitative interviews with participants in a clinical trial who have asthma and have been recruited from primary care. You will also interview asthma clinical specialists (e.g. nurse specialists and GPs).  

The management of the qualitative workstream forms part of a larger clinical trial being managed by the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit. The participants will be recruited by the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit. You will then work with the wider research team to undertake the qualitative interviews and analysis.  

The qualitative work will form part of the main clinical trial data, so you will need to understand mixed-methods research methodologies. 

You will have a PhD or equivalent in a relevant subject area (e.g. public health, primary care, qualitative or social methods), or the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience in research area, or near to completion of a PhD. 

You should have experience of conducting qualitative interviews with members of the public or patients in healthcare settings. You should have demonstrable experience of conducting qualitative analysis. 

Experience of recruiting under-represented groups into research is desirable. 

At the University of Nottingham, we are committed to providing generous employment packages whilst supporting the well-being and development of our staff to help them reach their full potential. As a University employee, you will have an excellent choice of benefits and rewards, including access to fitness and health facilities, staff discounts and travel schemes, along with a generous holiday allowance and a highly attractive pension scheme. 

This role is on a fixed-term contract until 30th November 2025. Hours of work are full-time (36.25 hours per week); however applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 14.5 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part time and the number of preferred hours. Job share arrangements may be considered. 

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Emma Wilson, tel: 0115 823 1348 or email emma.wilson@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’.

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