SUMIT Research Fellow

Applications are sought for a committed Research Fellow to work with Alexander Baldacchino’s team, conducting research for a funded project entitled Substance Use and Mental Health Intervention Using Digital Technology (SUMIT).

Primary duties will include:

• Project Management & Administration:
  Lead day-to-day project operations, manage study procedures to meet deadlines, organize and service core team and partner meetings.
• Stakeholder Engagement &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Foster strong collaborative relationships and network with academic, NHS, and social care stakeholders across Fife, Scotland, Northern Ireland, & Ireland.
• Research & Data Operations:
  Support the design of data collection tools (surveys, topic guides) and the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data across health and care sites.
• Dissemination & Compliance:
  Draft progress reports, present research via posters and presentations, and assist in writing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals, ensuring strict compliance with university policies, data protection, and regulatory frameworks.

The post is available until the end of October 2028, starting 01/07/2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Benefits include:

• Financial contribution to relocation (subject to eligibility)
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution of 14.5%
• A hybrid working environment, including partial home working where appropriate and a range of family-friendly policies to support work‑life balance
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee carshare, cycle-to-work schemes, and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including Linked In Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• 34 days annual leave plus 5 public holidays

We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian, minority ethnic and minority religious backgrounds and from LGBTQ+ and disabled people.