Senior Research Fellow - Data Scientist/Epidemiologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job title: Senior Research Fellow College/Directorate: Centre for Applied Health and Social Care Research Grade: 8 Reports to: Professor/Director of Centre Direct reports: RIKE and project staff as required Role Profile: 001398 Role purpose To lead significant research, innovation and knowledge exchange (RIKE) projects and work packages, delivering high-quality outputs and REF-relevant impact. To secure external research income and contribute to the development of institutional research capability, environment and sustainability. The role will support the analysis of existing perinatal mental healthcare pathways within the NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium and the Perinatal Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing team. The post holder will lead specific tasks with appropriate independence, contribute to high-quality outputs, impact and external funding, and work collaboratively with academic, NHS, industry and community partners. The post holder will provide leadership across RIKE activity and teams, leading and developing others to build research capability, working collaboratively with internal and external partners to shape and deliver RIKE priorities, strengthen research capability and enhance impact. Role-specific responsibilities The post holder performs a range of duties and responsibilities from those listed below. The balance and priority of these will vary between Schools/ Institute and post holders. Work within the Perinatal Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing (PMH&PSW) programme of the NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium. This will incorporate leading and co-ordinating defined research and knowledge exchange plans. Support acquisition, linking, extraction, cleaning and analysis of a local linked datasets, as well as extraction, cleaning and analysis of national administrative Page 7 of 12 data. Contribute to the interpretation of findings and writing up of the research and its dissemination, either through seminar and conference presentations or through publications Contribute to coproduction with women, families, clinicians, community partners and external stakeholders of an intervention to enhance perinatal mental health service equity especially among underserved and Core20PLUS populations. Design and develop plans for future evaluation of this intervention including usability and feasibility testing, ensuring that outputs are acceptable, usable, culturally responsive and aligned with the needs of women and their families. Lead the development and authorship of high-quality RIKE outputs including journal articles, technical reports, conference presentations, stakeholder briefings and contributions to impact case studies and REF-relevant activity where appropriate. Take responsibility for planning, allocating resources, managing project budgets and ensuring successful delivery. Develop and contribute to external RIKE income through leading or co-leading competitive funding bids, tenders and proposals, identifying opportunities, shaping project concepts and developing collaborative partnerships. Contribute to the development of sustainable funding pipelines aligned to project, thematic and wider institutional priorities, supporting the ongoing delivery and sustainability of RIKE activity. Develop and sustain internal and external collaborations and partnerships within MDC and beyond, sharing knowledge, influencing direction and contributing to decision making within projects, while identifying and progressing future opportunities that strengthen quality, impact, funding pipeline, including the application of outputs into practice particularly for PMH&PSW. Lead, manage and supervise relevant projects and staff as appropriate, coordinating work, priorities and resources to ensure effective project delivery, while actively developing others through mentoring, supervision, training and capability-building Resolve operational and delivery challenges within RIKE projects, to address issues and escalate where appropriate. Work with community organisations to ensure meaningful involvement and engagement These duties may evolve in line with the changing strategic objectives of the college / department and University. Specific objectives will be agreed through the Universitys performance and development review (PDR) process. Promote and embed research integrity, open research and responsible research practices, contributing to a positive, inclusive and high-performing research culture Contribute to student success by delivering student-facing teaching and learning, including supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students (e.g. Director of Studies), contributing to curriculum development, and delivering specialist teaching aligned to RIKE expertise where appropriate*. Engage with academic, professional and industry communities to build networks, support collaboration, dissemination and impact, and actively raise the profile of the PMH&PSW programme, RIKE, the team and the University through partnerships and external engagement. Design and deliver training or continuing professional development (CPD) activity for external partners where appropriate Develop and sustain an established academic voice and national profile through continuing professional development and engagement with relevant academic, professional and applied communities, contributing to research impact, innovation and knowledge exchange. Contribute to internal and external RIKE groups, communities, committees or networks, supporting the development of the research environment and contributing to collective priorities. This list is not comprehensive - we may ask you to carry out other duties appropriate to your grade. *While student-facing teaching and learning activities are part of the role, these will not represent a substantial proportion of overall activities. The nature and extent of teaching and learning contribution will vary according to discipline, staff expertise and local academic need, and will be agreed through objectives, College and department requirements and the Performance and Development Review process.

Person Specification

Other relevant information

• Commitment to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, and awareness of
• Sheffield Hallam Universitys organisational values mission.
• Application
• Interview
• Willingness to work flexibly including some weekends and evenings, e.g. to
• support research, project or external engagement activity and open
• days (occasional).
• Application
• Interview
• Willingness to travel in the UK and overseas where appropriate (occasional). Application
• Interview

Qualifications

• Good honours degree (i.e. UK 2.1 or 1st Class), or equivalent professional qualification or experience in a relevant discipline
• Postgraduate qualification and/or substantial equivalent professional
• experience in a relevant discipline
• PhD in a relevant discipline (or equivalent qualification as confirmed by
• ECCTIS/QLS), or equivalent Research Innovation and Knowledge
• Exchange (RIKE) experience in a relevant discipline.

• Professional registration or membership of a relevant professional body

Experience

• Significant knowledge and strong expertise in the following areas:
• data science; epidemiology; administrative dataset analysis; maternal
• health; statistical analysis of routinely collected health care or clinical trial
• datasets using techniques such as logistic regression, imputation of missing
• data, multilevel modelling.
• .
• Application
• Interview
• Presentation
• Strong knowledge of research methods and techniques appropriate to the
• discipline or technical area, with the ability to apply, adapt and select
• appropriate approaches to complex research or RIKE challenges, and to
• support others in their effective use.
• Application
• Interview
• Presentation
• Significant experience of leading and sustaining RIKE activity, including
• coordinating others, shaping project direction and contributing to the
• development of larger collaborative activity
• Application
• Interview
• Experience of securing and delivering externally funded or commissioned
• RIKE activity, including responsibility for delivery, reporting, resources and
• project budgets and identifying and developing opportunities for further
• funding and income generation
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• Experience of contributing to, or leading, the planning and delivery of
• significant impact activity arising from research, innovation or knowledge
• exchange, appropriate to the discipline or context
• Application
• Interview
• Experience of developing and maintaining collaborative multidisciplinary
• partnerships and networks with internal and external stakeholders for
• example across academia, healthcare, industry, policy or community
• organisations to deliver RIKE activity and high-impact outcomes
• Application
• Interview
• Good knowledge of relevant governance and professional frameworks, for
• example research ethics, information governance, data management, data
• protection, accessibility, equality and responsible innovation, and the ability
• to apply these appropriately within RIKE activity.
• Application
• Interview
• Experience of applying regulatory, academic and professional frameworks
• within RIKE and related academic activity, including contributing to their
• effective implementation, interpretation or local development, and supporting
• good practice.
• Application
• Interview
• Evidence of an established external RIKE profile, including a sustained
• portfolio of high-quality outputs of a standard consistent with internationally
• excellent research, and engagement with academic, professional or applied
• communities, contributing to an emerging national and/or international
• reputation.

• Experience of co-production or participatory methods involving service
• users, public contributors, communities or underserved populations.

Skills Criteria

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and develop others, including
• mentoring colleagues and/or students, and to lead RIKE activity and
• coordinate others, contributing to research capacity and team development.
• Application
• Interview
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop and
• apply innovative approaches to complex RIKE or applied challenges, and
• support the delivery of high-quality outputs and outcomes
• Application
• Interview
• Presentation
• Proven ability to identify and develop opportunities to secure external
• funding and income generation appropriate to discipline and role
• Application
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey
• complex ideas clearly and persuasively and to develop and disseminate
• RIKE outputs
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• Interview
• Presentation
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• Ability to contribute to quality enhancement and continuous improvement of
• RIKE and related academic activity, including sharing good practice
• Application
• Interview
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage
• resources and competing demands across activities, ensuring effective
• delivery and high-quality outcomes
• Application
• Interview
• Ability to deliver student-facing teaching and learning activity and to
• contribute to the integration of RIKE with teaching and learning, including
• supervision of students
• Application
• Interview
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in support of academic and RIKE
• delivery.
• Application
• Interview
• Proficient in the use of IT systems; awareness and capability to learn and
• use new technologies, digital tools/platforms and specialist equipment
• Application
• Interview

• Experience of teaching, training, student supervision involving the
• development of others, using inclusive and evidence-informed approaches
• Application
• Interview

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Hallam University

Address

City Campus

Howard Street

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S1 1WB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.shu.ac.uk/