Research Fellow, Centre for Public Health at Queen’s University Belfast

Duration: Fixed term available until 31/01/2024

The School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences (MDBS), Centre for Public Health at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint a candidate to the post of Research Fellow.

The aim of this study is to collect information from older adults, care workers and managers within care homes on the links between nutrition and oral health. Data will be collected using qualitative interviews. 

The study is funded by NIHR and the project will be delivered in partnership with the South Eastern Trust.

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

• Obtained or be about to obtain a PhD in Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Psychology, or a closely related discipline
• A least 3 years of recent relevant research experience in one of the following fields (or a closely related field): Public Health, Oral Health, Nursing, Nutrition
• Previous experience of working with older adults in a research project
• Experience of managing and analysing data generated from patient/participant based research
• Experience of undertaking (design, execution and reporting) qualitative research.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list.

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.

Key Dates

Anticipated Interview Date: 01/06/2023

Further Information

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Ciaran Moore at cmoore49@qub.ac.uk

Information about the Centre can be found at www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreforPublicHealth/

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)

Further information on our attractive package can be found at www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/

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

For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria please visit www.qub.ac.uk/jobs or click to Apply.