Research Associate

at University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

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Salary: £39,560 to £48,337 a year
Closing date: 17 November 2026
Start: Not given in the advert
Type of post: Research
Contract: Part Time, Fixed-Term/Contract
First seen: 3 November 2026, on jobs.ac.uk

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Job description: We are looking to appoint an experienced Research Associate with qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills to join the School of Medicine and Population Health to work on our ‘Delivering Care Closer to Home’ theme as part of the Yorkshire & Humber Applied Research Collaboration. We are seeking an individual with a strong understanding of health psychology and behavioural change who can help to deliver high impact research that can help support the shift of care from hospital to community. The candidate will undertake and lead research and consultancy projects, including delivery of existing research projects (evaluation of primary care group clinics, exploring avoidable emergency readmissions). They will also develop and deliver research bids in response to funding calls prioritised by the Department of Health and Social Care and securing additional funding via open research calls or Fellowship applications. The role will have a strong focus on co-production and research inclusion. The post holder will be responsible for developing research protocols, undertaking qualitative interviews and surveys with patients, carers and healthcare providers, conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis and preparing outputs for various audiences (academic, health and social care professionals, and lived experience). You will have a strong background in co-design and co-production methods, including participatory systems mapping and be a skilled facilitator and listener. Importantly, you will be able to build trust with a wide range of stakeholders and be able to work sensitively with people with lived experience of a range of conditions and use creative, culturally grounded approaches to involve people meaningfully.

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