Description Research Fellow UE07 - £40,247 – £47,874 per annum, pro-rata CMVM / MGPHS / USHER Institute Contract type: Part-time (17.5 hours per week) Fixed Term: Available 1st March 2025 until 31st December 2028 Location: Usher Building, 5-7 Little France Road, BioQuarter - Gate 3, Edinburgh, EH16 4UX The Centre for Medical Informatics at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a Social Scientist, or healthcare professional with qualitative research experience. The Opportunity: This post offers the opportunity to work on an exciting new precision medicine initiative. Precision medicine has the potential to fundamentally change medical intervention is delivered. Instead of a one-size-fits-all treatment, it focuses on preventing diseases before they start by identifying people who are more likely to get sick and also aims to prevent existing conditions from getting worse. This method customizes care for each person's unique body, how they might react to medicines, and other personal health factors. Our team has been commissioned by the European Union to evaluate the development of a data platform aiming to improve the clinical outcomes of patients with malignant glioma: - https://gliomatch.eu/. You will work in a fast-paced, inter-disciplinary, agile research environment collaborating with 14 international and industry partners to help develop and test novel techniques and technologies. This will involve training participating sites to conduct a qualitative process evaluation of the development and implementation of the platform. Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Kathrin Cresswell, Senior Lecturer, Kathrin.Cresswelled.ac.uk. Your skills and attributes for success: • A master’s degree in a relevant area • PhD (or near completion) or equivalent (e.g. healthcare professional experience) experience in a broad area of Digital Health • Knowledge of health service organisations in the UK/overseas • Experience in qualitative data collection and analysis • Excellent organisational and time-management skills • Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills • Attention to detail and commitment to scholarship Click here for a copy of the full job description (opens in new tab). Please include your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this post. Non-University of Edinburgh employees (i.e. external applicants) – please refer to the How to Apply – External Candidate system user guide. Current University of Edinburgh employees (i.e. internal applicants) interested in applying for this role – you must apply as an internal applicant through the People and Money Current Jobs tile. Please refer to the How to Apply – UoE Employee system user guide. As a valued member of our team you can expect: • A competitive salary • An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. • To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community • Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits Championing equality, diversity and inclusion 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. Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab) On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. Key dates to note The closing date for applications is 25 February 2025. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 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.