Research Fellow

Research Fellow Edinburgh, Scotland

University of Edinburgh
Full Time Edinburgh, Scotland 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description

UE07: £36,333.00 - £43,155.00 Per Annum, Pro Rata.
CMVM / MGPHS / USHER Institute / CGH.
Fixed Term Contract – Available from 1 April 2023 for 18 Months; Part Time - 21 Hours Per Week.

The Global Health Research Centre at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a researcher to work on a major MRC funded programme increasing access to the Palliative Care and Pain Relief (PCPR) services in Latin America
The researcher will support a global team to track progress, and curate data on costings and best case pricing for delivering palliative care.

The Opportunity:

This post offers an opportunity to carry out evidence synthesis and data visualisation on a major MRC funded research project working with partners in the US, Mexico, El Salvador and Colombia. The goal of the project is to enhance the delivery of pain relief and palliative care for those least able to access it

Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Liz Grant, Assistant Principal Global Health [email protected].

Your skills and attributes for success:
  • Working knowledge and experience of culture, health systems and Universal Health Coverage in Latin America.
  • Skills in health services research or implementation science.
  • [Experience in research and project management insert brief bullet point].
  • Ability and experience of working with research investigators in lower and middle income country settings .
  • Highly desirable to understand and speak Latin American Spanish insert brief bullet point.

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Please include your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this post.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.

Work with us | Usher Institute - where inquiring minds work together to improve lives across the world.

Join our growing team of academics and professional services staff and work in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment. Our vision is to catalyse the transformation of health in society by working with people, populations and their data.

Our greatest asset is our people, working together to improve public health using evidence-based research.

We are a key applied and translational arm of the Edinburgh Medical School, within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh. Working with partners across UK and international universities, health and care providers, policymakers, industry and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos.

Research Fellow
University of Edinburgh

www.ed.ac.uk
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Professor Peter Mathieson
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