Senior Research Fellow

1 month ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH Full time

Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences

Location: Greenwich Campus

Salary: £37,099 to £54,395 plus £4069 London weighting

Contract Type: Fixed Term - Two years

Closing Date: Wednesday 11 September 2024

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: 4635-E

We are looking to recruit two Senior Research Fellows in the Institute for Lifecourse Development (ILD). One of the Senior Research Fellows will support the Centre for Inequalities and one will support the Centre for Exercise Activity and Rehabilitation. As such, the applicants' interests and expertise should lie in areas relevant to one of the two Centres.

If you are not shortlisted for the role of Senior Research Fellow, please indicate on the application form whether you would like to be considered for the role of Research Fellow when you are applying.

The ILD is an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Greenwich, which provides an innovative, effective environment to support research and knowledge exchange, as recognised in REF2021.

Applicants for the role of Senior Research Fellow should have a PhD in Psychology, Health, Sport Science or relevant discipline, recognition within the academic community for their specific discipline, an appropriate track record of winning external funding and publishing high-quality publications, experience of working with external partners, and commitment to working with colleagues to develop genuinely innovative approaches to research, knowledge exchange and practice. Applicants who are close to completion of a PhD may be considered for a Research Fellow role. The roles are available immediately.

The ILD has seven Centres (details available at ) bringing together research and practitioner staff to foreground, consolidate and grow cross-professional and cross-disciplinary work, developing impactful lifecourse focused research and knowledge exchange activities to directly resonate with our stakeholders, communities and partners, through addressing societal challenges.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Prof. Claire Monks at

Should you have any queries please contact the People Directorate Team on

We operate a hybrid working policy, as set out in the University's Working Principles and Guidelines.

Further details of the fantastic benefits and what we offer can be found here: Our benefits - what we offer | Jobs and careers | University of Greenwich

To apply, please visit the University of Greenwich vacancies page and complete all details, including the supporting statements (please note attached CVs and personal statements will not be seen by the recruitment panel at the application stage). Current Vacancies - Jobs at Greenwich

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