This role will be based on the university campus, with regular data collection and project activity required across West Yorkshire and neighbouring regions.
Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in palliative care? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities?
The St Gemma’s Academic Unit of Palliative Care within the Division of Primary Care, Palliative Care, and Preventive Medicine, is part of a consortium to deliver AI4HOPE (Artificial Intelligence-based Health, Optimism, Purpose, and Endurance in Palliative Care for Dementia) through European Commission funding under the Horizon Europe Programme. This four-year study has been developing and testing artificial intelligence-based digital health interventions for dementia care to support advance care planning and multisensory-based emotion regulation.
You will contribute to all aspects of the project delivery as required. The main roles will include assisting in facilitating and supporting participant recruitment and involvement to pilot studies of artificial intelligence-based digital health interventions and supporting the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data that will include the consenting and assessment of people living with dementia. As you will work closely and interactively within a Europe-wide collaborative project, you will also need excellent communication skills.
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, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
And much more!
Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route
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 the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page.
For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.
If you are looking for a role that will further our understanding of the role of artificial intelligence-based digital health for dementia care, apply today.
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Professor Matthew Allsop, Professor of Palliative Care.
Email: m.j.allsop@leeds.ac.uk