Postdoctoral Research Associate - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh
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Postdoctoral Research Associate

UE07; £37,099 - £44,263 Per Annum pro rata - Appointment will be made at Spinal Point 30 (£37,099.00 pro rata) due to funding restrictions

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences,School of Health in Social Science, Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia (ECRED)

Fixed Term until 31st October 2025
**31.5 hours per week (90% FTE)

We are looking for a motivated and diligent post-doctoral researcher to join our team to undertake research and coordination for two externally-funded projects relating to arts and health.


We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.


The Opportunity:


As a Postdoctoral Research Associate, you will work within the Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia (ECRED) on two exciting new projects.

You will lead on projects funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (IMAGINED:

Investigating Meaning-making and the cocreation of Guidelines for Evaluation IN participatory Arts for Dementia) and the Medical Research Council (Effects of social leisure engagement on the psychological, cognitive, and physical wellbeing of older adults).

Respectively, the projects will involve developing a theoretical foundation and novel applied framework that considers relational meaning-making processes as central to the health of those living with dementia, and exploring the impact of social leisure engagement on older adults' psychological, cognitive, and physical wellbeing.

The studies are mixed-methods, but the work for this post will primarily be qualitative and arts-based. Both projects include knowledge-exchange and public engagement activities.


Your skills and attributes for success:

  • You will coordinate and manage recruitment and data collection for both studies so that data can be collected on time and to target.
  • You will carry out literature searches, engage in reading of relevant theoretical literature, analyse data using software (e.g., NVivo), and writeup analyses ready for publication in peerreviewed academic journals.
  • You will engage with internal and external partners and individuals, including organisational relationship management (e.g., with Scottish Ballet and Music and Hospitals and Care), coordination of a coproduction group (for the IMAGINED study) and contributing to a crosssector advisory group (for the MRC study).
  • You will report to the project lead on a regular basis on project development, and organising and attending relevant meetings with ECRED and key external stakeholders. You will assist with general administrative duties and other tasks as may arise from changing circumstances and as identified by the Project Lead.

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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.

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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.


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
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
Interviews are currently planned for
w/c 12 February 2024. Exact dates to be confirmed.
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