Research Fellow/Research Officer (Surgical Observatory)

Salary: Grade 7 (£37,099 - £44,263 p.a. depending on experience) 

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

The University of Leeds is one of the top 75 universities in the world.  We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities.  Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe. 

Are you an early career researcher looking for your first challenge?  Do you have a background in a behavioural discipline, preferably organizational psychology, organizational behaviour, social psychology, and/or human factors? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities?

One in ten people need surgery each year, but waiting times are at an all-time high with 7.2 million people awaiting routine treatment. This means people are living with prolonged symptoms, added anxiety, and employment issues, in addition to paying for additional care. This affects the quality of life for patients, carers, and their families. Demand for hospital care is limited by the availability of acute care beds with over thirteen thousand patients occupying beds (one-seventh of total NHS bed capacity) who are medically fit but don’t have access to suitable community and social care support. Technology can help to address these problems by making surgical care pathways more efficient. But uptake of technologies into routine care is slow with only a small number making it and benefiting patients. The new NIHR funded HealthTech Research Centre has been established to accelerate surgical care, so that technology can be used more effectively in surgery to ensure early diagnosis and personalised care; enable surgery to be more precise, less invasive, and safer; and help speed up recovery.

Based at the Management and Organisation Department, Leeds University Business School, the new Health-Tech Research Centre (HRC) is seeking a Research Fellow to help deliver this exciting multi-disciplinary project. You will have the opportunity to work with colleagues in our state-of-the-art Behaviour Lab, which is fully equipped with the latest technology in behavioural science. A variety of research methods will be used, including interviews, workshops, experiments, social network analysis, and both primary and secondary quantitative data analysis. Expertise in quantitative research is essential, and experience of mixed-methods research is desirable. The project will touch on medicine, engineering and technology issues in addition to behavioural and organizational factors. This is an excellent opportunity to gain applied research experience. You will be working at the forefront of today’s issues in medical science, while working with a broad range of stakeholders from medicine and business, and a part of a vibrant research community within Leeds University Business School and the University of Leeds.

To apply for this position, please submit a supporting statement as part of your application, alongside a copy of your CV. Within your supporting statement, please also advise of any dates you will not be available for interview. 

Visa Information

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Dr Helen Hughes, Associate Professor | Email: h.hughes@leeds.ac.uk 

or

Dr Mark Robinson, Associate Professor | Email: M.Robinson@lubs.leeds.ac.uk

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