Postdoctoral Research Associate

2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Postdoctoral Research Associate
**UoE Grade 7**

**College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science**

**School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences**

**Full time, Fixed Term (24 months)
We are looking for a postdoctoral research associate for a full-time, fixed term post for 24 months from July 2024 to work as part of the Edinburgh team on the John Templeton Foundation funded project **_“Functional Communication, Quality of Life, and Human Flourishing,” _**with Principal Investigator: Dr Dan Mirman (Edinburgh).

**The Opportunity**:
The focus of your research will be on a mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) project examining communication strategies in post-stroke aphasia. This project will focus on strategies that people with aphasia use to communicate in real-world settings and will use participatory research principles where the experiences of people with aphasia are a key form of knowledge that will define the research questions and methods.

The role will be based within Psychology, 7 George Square (Central Campus). Opportunities for discussion on informal hybrid workplace arrangements can be discussed at the time of offer, however please note that some on campus working is required.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- PhD or equivalent degree in Psychology, Speech Science/Communication Disorders, or related discipline (pending assumed complete can be considered).
- Experience in aphasia research, including primary data collection (recruiting and testing participants with aphasia).
- Familiarity with discourse and/or functional communication research in aphasia.
- Experience in qualitative OR quantitative data analysis.
- Experience in disseminating scientific results through presenting at conference and peer reviewed journal publications.

Click **here **for a copy of the full job description.

**As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary circa £39,347
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**:
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

**Key dates to note**:
Interviews are anticipated to be held in mid - late June 2024.

**Application information**:
We ask you to include a current CV and cover letter with names of three referees who may be contacted at a later date (please note if you do not wish for anyone to be contacted until _after _an offer has been made).

**If you are currently in the process of completing your studies/PhD programme please note any relevant timescales in your cover letter and/or CV.

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