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Senior Research Associate

🏢 University of Bristol • 📍 Bristol, England • 🕒 2 days ago

Salary Range

£39,745 - £44,737

£3,312 - £3,728 / mo

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Bristol, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

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68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

The role

We are looking to recruit an experienced researcher to join the ConnectED (Connecting Evidence to Decision-Making) project. ConnectED is a partnership project led from the University of Bristol. The successful applicant will join an existing team to help develop the capacity of adult social care professionals make better, and more consistent use of research in decision-making at all organisational levels. Partners include Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council, South Gloucestershire Councils, AgeUK Bristol and Sirona Care and Health.

What will you be doing?

Working collaboratively, you will:

conduct a range of activities designed to develop research use amongst social care decision-makers
help social care professionals to undertake literature reviews and small-scale evaluations
provide training in research methods
lead on the development of research proposals for external funding
support the service users and carers who are helping to make the project a success.

You should apply if

you can build strong, effective relationships with a range of people from different sectors and levels of seniority.
you understand the challenges of implementing research into front-line practice.
you want to ensure that researchers address the things that matter to service users and carers and practitioners.
you are familiar with a broad range of research methods, including systematic reviews.
you are someone who can get up to speed quickly and can drive activity forward in a sustainable manner.
you have a track record of excellence in research and strong project management skills.

Additional information

For informal queries please contact:

Geraldine Macdonald, Geraldine.Macdonald@bristol.ac.uk

Interviews anticipated week commencing 13 March 2023

This advert will close at 23:59 GMT on 02 March 2023

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The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.