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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

This new part-time (0.5 FTE) position is available immediately on a fixed term basis until February 2025, working from our Penryn Campus in Cornwall. The role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

We are open to applications for a Postdoctoral or a Graduate Research Assistant. Please see the attached Job Descriptions for the differences.

Here you will be a member of the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH; www.ecehh.org), a research centre of the University of Exeter Medical School and an internationally leading research institution investigating the linkages between environments and health and wellbeing.

This post will contribute to 3 linked projects: SenseWell (funded by EPSRC), CommunitySense (funded by the Good Growth Programme, Shared Prosperity Fund) and the Social Return on Investment for Domestic Environmental Monitoring (funded by the EPSRC IAA fund). The aims of these linked projects are to explore the potential role and value of domestic environmental sensors to provide insight and support to improve the targeting and provision of services to vulnerable householders.

As the successful applicant, you will be engaging with participants to support recruitment and engagement in project activities. In addition, you will be involved in qualitative data collection and analysis and contributing to associated papers and public facing communications. You will join a multi-disciplinary project team which includes individuals with expertise in health geography, maths and statistics, environmental/health economics and environment and health and other colleagues across the University, and our project partners. You will be involved in a variety of activities, including (but not limited to):

• Supporting the team to develop Theory of Change and Logic Models;
• Recruiting project participants;
• Involvement in qualitative data collection and analysis, and contributing to associated papers
• Organising workshops and events with participants and project partners
• Contributing to collaborative decision making within the research group.

Please ensure you read the Job Descriptions and Person Specifications for full details of this role.

The deadline for applications is the 28th September 2023 and the interviews are expected to be held online on the 10th October 2023.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 and the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities released by Shanghai Rankings).

Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99% of our research is of international quality and our world-leading research impact is growing faster than any other Russell Group university (2021 Research Excellence Framework). We are using the power of our education and research to create a sustainable, healthy and socially just future. Our shared purpose and vision continually moves us forward to make a difference to our people, our communities, our partners and the world around us. Read about our world leading research on Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO City of Literature

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Please contact Dr Tim Walker, Research Fellow, to arrange a call please email [email protected].