Research Fellow - Department of Applied Health Sciences Grade 7

Job Description Position Details

Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health

Location:

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822

Grade: 7

Part Time, 0.5 FTE (18.75 hours per week)

Fixed Term contract up to June 2028

Closing date: 16th September 2026

This post will be offered at Grade 7 or Grade 8, depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. Only one appointment will be made at a maximum of 0.5 FTE.

Applications are invited for an ambitious Mixed Methods Research Fellow to work at the University of Birmingham across a nationally-leading research programme funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) as part of the NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium (MDC).

The NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium (NIHR MDC) is a £50 million NIHR investment which brings together a diverse range of organisations with expertise in research, capacity development and working with people and communities to deliver a step change in maternity outcomes and developing future research leaders in this area of need. The research carried out by the consortium will focus on inequalities before, during and after pregnancy.

The postholder will work within the pregnancy, birth and early postnatal maternal health theme (theme
2), including research programmes in cardiometabolic risk prevention and management, and specifically, remote blood pressure monitoring in pregnancy and the postnatal period.

The NIHR MDC is co-ordinated from the University of Birmingham (Research) and Newcastle University (Research and Capacity Development). The postholder will be based at the Unviersity of Birmingham. The University operates hybrid working but it is expected you will spend the majority of your time on site.

The researcher will support the MDC in delivering impactful research and knowledge mobilisation activities with partners across the health and care system. You will be expected to support the development and delivery of components of the theme's research programme initially until the 31st of May 2028.

This post will be offered at Grade 7 or Grade 8, depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. Only one appointment will be made at a maximum of 0.5 FTE.

Find out more about the College of Medicine and Health our Department by visiting the links below:

Department of Applied Health Sciences - University of Birmingham

• Work within specified research grants and projects and contribute to writing bids
• Operate within area of specialism
• Analyse and interpret research findings and results
• Contribute to generating funding
• Contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar

The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

• Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research aligned to the theme under the guidance of senior staff and within agreed timeline, with assistance of a mentor if required
• Identify, recruit and consent research participants
• Conduct literature searching and reviewing
• Collect, analyse and interpret qualitative, multi and mixed method data using appropriate methods
• Contribute to writing bids for research funding
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
• Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars etc
• Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students where appropriate to the discipline
• Contribu…