Research Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University

The Edinburgh Napier Business School situated on our Craiglockhart campus, is one of the largest modern Business Schools in Scotland. Our industry links are second to none and we have developed excellent connections with the corporate community and organisations such as Scottish Enterprise, and the Chamber of Commerce. We also act as official advisers to the Scottish Government.

Our Centre for Military Research, Education & Public Engagement is currently the only research, education, public engagement, and practice unit in Scotland dedicated to the armed forces and we are currently recruiting a part-time Research Fellow to support the research team over a 24-month period, in conjunction with The Armed Forces Covenant, NHS Lothian and the Scottish Veterans Wellbeing Alliance.

The Role:

As a Research Fellow, you will be in an excellent position to use your experience of collecting and organising data to organise and conduct interviews and focus groups, assist in fieldwork, as well as manage and process the data collected from the study.

Your experience of recruiting participants to research studies will serve you well as you use a realist evaluation design method to conduct appreciative inquiry workshops with key stakeholders, veterans, and respondents.

A background in mental health will be essential for the role and you will have remit to use your experience to contribute to increasing the quality and quantity of research produced by the Military Transitions Research Group (the research team) and to promote its impact on policy and practice.

Furthermore, you will have opportunity to take a leading role in collecting and organising the data, assisting with submission bids for research funding and reporting to the research steering group. This will see you building valuable working relationships with internal stakeholders, as well as participants in the study (military personnel, local council and Government, third sector charities related to military lives).

This is a rewarding role that will allow you to truly make a difference to our military veterans and their families by examining the effectiveness of existing social prescribing initiatives delivered by the Wellbeing Alliance, and working across the Scottish public and 3rd sector to make significant improvements to the services that will most positively impact those at risk.

What we will need from you:

In addition to the role profile, (click here to view) the following criteria are essential:

• PhD in a social science or a related social science discipline
• Mental health qualification
• A strong background in relist evaluation and/or qualitative research methods including interviews, focus groups and qualitative data analysis.
• Ability to process and manage data collected during the course of a study
• Ability to present research results at group meetings and conferences and communicating complex information effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to use data analysis software packages such as Nvivo and SPSS