Research Fellow - Department of Inflammation and Ageing Grade 7

Department of Inflammation and Ageing, School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health

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

Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to October 2028

Closing date: 8th October 2026

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to work as a Research Fellow within the Arthritis UK Inflammatory Arthritis Consortium, ARCADIA (MoleculAR And Cellul Ar Definition of Remission in Childhood and Adult Inflammatory Arthritis).

ARCADIA brings together leaders in the field of inflammatory arthritis research from across the UK and Italy to answer the question of 'When has remission been achieved?'.

This multidisciplinary consortium applies state of the art techniques to define the biological mechanisms of remission and investigates patient perspectives of remission and their treatment goals. Our long-term goal is for more people with inflammatory arthritis to achieve sustained drug free remission.

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr Marie Falahee, and in collaboration with our consortium partners at University College London / Great Ormond Street Hospital. They will lead interview and survey studies of the treatment preferences of adults, children and young people with inflammatory arthritis.

• Work within the ARCADIA consortium and specified ARCADIA research themes
• Operate within area of specialism, conducting interviews and survey studies with participants of diverse ages to understand patient treatment preferences across the life course
• Work with ARCADIA patient and public involvement (PPI) partners and researchers to facilitate effective research co-production
• Conduct research activities in alignment with ethical / regulatory requirements for health research
• Analyse and interpret research findings and results
• Contribute to generating peer reviewed publications and further grant funding
• Contribute to public understanding of ARCADIA research

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

• Contribute to the development of patient preference research as part of the ARCADIA consortium
• Work in accordance with regulatory and ethical requirements for health research and contribute to the submission of applications for regulatory approval
• Work closely and communicate effectively with other members of the ARCADIA consortium, including patient and public involvement (PPI) partners
• Travel to consortium meetings and conduct interviews across research sites, if needed
• Take responsibility for key decisions about the project and planning future research
• Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a mentor if required
• Contribute to writing bids for research funding
• Analyse and interpret data
• 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
• Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods
• Undertake management/administration arising from research
• Contribute to Departmental/School research-related activities and research-related administration
• Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader
• Collect research data; this may be through a variety of research methods, such as scientific experimentation, literature reviews, and research interviews *
• Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters*
• Provide guidance, as required, to support staff and any students who may be assisting with the research *
• Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines*
• Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture

* These indicative responsibilities may also be included in a research role at grade 6

• A PhD relevant to the research area (or near completion) in psychology, health economics, medicine or other relevant discipline and normally, a higher degree relevant to research area or…