Senior Research Associate (NWICB/UEA Fellow) at University of East Anglia

(up to 0.7FTE, fixed term for 24 months)

Salary on appointment will be £35,333 per annum (pro rata), with an annual increment up to £42,155 per annum (pro rata)

Applications are invited for a Senior Research Associate (NWICB/UEA Fellow) from individuals with a strong academic record wanting to develop a career in primary care/community care/social care/public health research.

The primary goal is for the Fellow to write an NIHR grant application to secure future funding. This exciting opportunity will give the successful candidate time and support to conduct work to support their application and a platform to develop as an independent researcher.

You will have obtained your research doctorate/submitted your PhD/MD thesis for examination, or have equivalent experience; and have experience of research in primary care/community care/social care/public health or closely related field of medicine. You must be looking to secure your first research grant as chief investigator (or Co-CI).

The Fellowship is open to anyone employed by UEA who has not yet secured a lectureship/permanent position at UEA, and to all disciplines relevant to primary care/community care/social care/public health research (clinical or non-clinical); work aligned to a published healthcare system priority area is preferred.

Fellowship awards may involve conducting specific work (e.g. literature review) to support the NIHR grant application and/or to develop stakeholder networks to inform grant design. You will be attached to a research group involved in a programme of research. We are particularly interested in applications where stakeholder involvement from our local communities is a key part of the proposal. Funds must be used in line with the RCF principles (see here), cannot be used to undertake research, but only to facilitate NIHR grant application development.

You need to demonstrate outstanding potential to successfully apply for an externally funded research grant, e.g. good publication record, involvement in grant applications, prizes/awards, other evidence of high academic potential.

Although the Fellow will be employed by and based at UEA, this is a collaborative venture between NHS Norfolk and Waveney and UEA. Remuneration will be aligned with a Senior Research Associate (grade 7) at UEA. We recognise that many researchers hold other commitments and any %FTE up to 0.7FTE will be considered. However, the goal of submission of an NIHR grant within 12 months remains the same regardless of %FTE.  The post is available from 1 August 2023 for a fixed term period of 24 months.

Further information on our great benefits package, including 44 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and additional University Customary days (pro rata for part-time), can be found on our benefits page.

Closing date:  26 June 2023

Please note that you will also need to complete and submit the Supporting Statement which can be found alongside the Candidate Brochure.

The University is committed to diversifying its workforce. As examples, we already hold an Athena SWAN Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality. We also have a Vice-Chancellor led Taskforce on Tackling Racism and a Race Equality Charter Working Group which support our work on race equality. Our aim is to submit to the Race Equality Charter in 2024.