Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University

Joy Welch Charitable Fund funded project: Inside Inquiries in health and social care: scoping and preparatory work for ESRC grant proposal

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Research Assistant to undertake a scoping review and assist the writing of an ESRC research grant proposal. The successful candidate will work with Drs Goodwin (LMS) and Williams (PPR). The focus of the project is about independent inquiries in health and social care.  

Applicants should hold a PhD in social science, preferably with a focus on health or social care. The post is for 2 days/week for the duration of 4 months and will commence on 01 June 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements including working week and days/hours worked and flexible start and finish times.

The Faculty provides a research environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, as well as the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education and research.

For more information, contact Dr Dawn Goodwin at d.s.goodwin@lancaster.ac.uk 

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups.

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Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, all advertised roles are UK based.  

The University provides an environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, whilst promoting the importance of wellbeing for all our colleagues. We have a range of support networks available for our employees, and more information on these can be found on the ‘Working at Lancaster’ information page.  

We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The University recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address all inequality in higher education.  

We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.