Research Fellow

Research Fellow Job description Background
The role is fixed term until June 2024 and is part time at 0.6fte.
The Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health is committed to researching Arts for Health-Healthy Arts and the potential value of arts activities, in the promotion of wellbeing and health of individuals and communities.
The Role
A fixed term post is available to undertake research related activities in the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health, located in the Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Social Care. You will assist in various projects conducted by Centre staff and may contribute to all phases of allocated projects e.g. grant proposal, literature review, ethics including NHS/IRAS ethical approval applications, conduct of fieldwork, data analysis and writing up of results. Projects will be focused on arts and health and may involve mixed methods, quantitative and qualitative and statistical methodologies, literature searches and extended/systematic reviews.
The Person
You will be a confident researcher with the minimum of a Masters (MA, MSc or MSc by Research) qualification in a health-related field, such as psychology, nursing, public health, allied health and have prior experience of working on funded research projects using quantitative/qualitative methodologies and methods. You will also be able to demonstrable evidence of a contribution to report production and publication(s) in peer reviewed journals.
Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you.
How to apply
Start date for applications: 26th April 2023
Closing date for applications: 19th May 2023
Interviews are to be held: 26th May 2023
If you require further information regarding the application process please contact Professor Angela Pickard (Centre Director) Angela.pickard@canterbury.ac.uk hr.recruitment@canterbury.ac.uk quoting reference number REQ04178.
Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.
Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.
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