Research Associate

**Position Details**

Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £32,296 to £34,866 with potential progression once in post to £39,105

Grade: 6

Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to March 2026

Closing date: 3rd February 2025

UK travel may be required for this role

**Please note: We are advertising for both a Research Associate (105062) and a Research Fellow (104694), however there is only 1 post available.**

**Background**

You will have an unrivalled opportunity to be involved in impactful research that will support the NHS in a time of rapid change within maternity care and improve outcomes for women and babies, combined with the opportunities of working within an established theme and a large multidisciplinary NIHR infrastructure programme. The NIHR ARC WM is a community of disciplinary and methodological specialists across three universities and six themes, and in this role you will be able to work with, and draw on their expertise.

**Role Summary**

This post will cover maternity leave up until the end of this current ARC in March 2026 and we are looking for a researcher with experience of working within the NHS, ideally in maternity care. Experience of qualitative methods is essential. Experience of implementation science would be advantageous. You will be required to work as part of a team supporting ongoing work, undertaking data collection, contributing to analysis, interpretation and dissemination as well new projects and contributing to writing bids.

**Main Duties**
- Collect research data; this may be through a variety of research methods, such as scientific experimentation, literature reviews, and research interviews
- Analyse research data as directed
- Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters
- Develop or adapt techniques, models and methods
- Provide guidance as required to support staff and any students who may be assisting with research
- Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
- Carry out administrative tasks related directly to the delivery of the research
- Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture

**Person Specification**
- Ability to analyse information and communicate effectively
- Ability to access and organise resources successfullyKnowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly

Further particulars can be found here

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