Postdoctoral Research Fellow

2 weeks ago

Exeter, United Kingdom University of Exeter Full time

**Salary**

The starting salary will be from £41,732 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.

**Contractual hours**

36.5

**Package**

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

**Job category/type**

Research

**Date posted**

22/05/2024

**Job reference**

P92643

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- Job Description.pdfJob description

**Faculty of Health and Life Sciences**

This new full-time post is available on a fixed-term basis from 1st January 2025 until 31st December 2028 in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

**The post**
- This post offers the opportunity to join a world-leading falls prevention research team on a prestigious £2.5 million European Research Council (ERC) project, STEPPING OUT, led by Prof. Sallie Lamb and working with experimental psychologists, biomechanists, physiotherapists and mathematicians within the National Institute of Health and Care Research Exeter Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Exeter BRC). We want to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with applied clinical expertise to develop and undertake a programme of research to investigate factors that contribute to falls in older people in simulated environments in state of the art facilities at the University of Exeter (VSimulators and Motek M-Gait system). This post is available for four years, from Jan 2025. The successful applicant will work in a multi-disciplinary team, including researchers from fields of clinical sciences, biomechanics, psychology, biomedical engineering and mathematics. The post-holder will be required to play a central role in liaising with these disciplines to develop and implement data collection protocols, with particular emphasis on selecting, carrying out and developing future clinical assessments.
- The post will include:

- Undertaking research aimed at exploring factors that contribute to falls in older people.
- Analysing human movement/behaviour and underlying physiological and psychological processes.
- Using equipment such as motion capture, virtual reality, functional near-infrared spectroscopy and eye-tracking (with technical support from wider research team)
- Contributing to teaching and learning programmes in the School and to supervise postgraduate research students.
- Acting as research team leader.
- Routinely communicating complex and conceptual ideas to those with limited knowledge as well as to peers using high level skills and a range of media and to present the results of scientific research to sponsors and at conferences.
- As determined by the nature of the project and at the direction of the PI, to plan, co-ordinate and implement research programme activity.

**About you**
- The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.
- Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study and be a qualified Health Professional. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised in analysis of Human Movement and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. Applicants will be able to:

- Record research output in high quality publications
- Carry out clinical assessments of balance, walking and cognitive functioning.
- Working with/collecting data from vulnerable patient groups, such as older adults deemed to be at a high risk of falling
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills
- Develop external networks
- Help create an inclusive culture

**Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.**

**What we can offer you**
- Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
- Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
- An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
- Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
- A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
- A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon.

**The University of Exeter**
- We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings

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