Job Title
Research Fellow
Job Reference
2768
Application Closing Date
30/06/2025
Division, Department
Research Division, Research Centre for Healthcare and Communities (CHC)
Salary
Competitive starting salary range from £37,099 up to £40,521 pro rate per annum (dependent upon experience) with the potential to progress. A discretionary range for candidates with exceptional experience can be discussed/considered
Mode
Part Time 0.5 FTE, Fixed Term Contract until 31/08/2026

 

Our Mission

 

Coventry University is a global Education Group that empowers students and communities to transform their lives and society through teaching, learning, research, and enterprise.

 

An ambitious and innovative university, our research is designed to have real-world impact on society and tackle global challenges through our 18 challenge-led, interdisciplinary research centres. We enable high performing research teams and future research leaders to thrive and make an impact locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.

The Role

 

The Centre for Healthcare and Communities is recognised for pioneering research in the areas of health, social, and community care with impact to improve health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

 

As a Research Fellow, you will be actively contributing to the research strategy and activities within the Centre for Healthcare and Communities with the aim to provide strategic direction, academic leadership and management of research. We are seeking to recruit a Research Fellow, with the key objectives to work with the Senior Leadership Team within the centre and the wider Institute.

 

As a Research Fellow you will be responsible for the provision of strategic leadership and vision. Developing and leading a team of academic/research staff and post-graduate researchers (PhDs) to deliver research outputs of outstanding quality. Obtaining, planning, and managing the resources required to deliver research projects, and presenting key information to key stakeholders.

 

Contributing to the wider student experience as well as fostering and developing the relationships and partnerships both in the UK and overseas. While also taking the lead of development research proposals while being highly involved in complex and important negotiations Internally and with external research related bodies.

Qualifications Required

 

•    Master’s degree in epidemiology, medical statistics, data science or mathematics OR a good Honours Degree and an appropriate professional qualification and/or membership
•    PhD or active membership of an appropriate professional body is advantageou
s.

Our Successful Candidate

 

We are seeking a motivated, experienced, and passionate individual with clinical epidemiology, medical statistics, mathematics, or other related subjects’ background who will use their expertise to generate evidence-based projects, grant applications, high quality research outputs and practice improvement.  

 

They will have evidence of embedded clinical academic research and be able to meet the requirements of the Research Excellence Framework (REF).

 

You will be driven by a commitment to promoting the values that underpin the discipline and applied research activities and to build and preserve a the high-profile national or international for the university.

 

You will also have a strong ability to teach a range of CPD undergraduate and postgraduate students.

 

In return you will be part of a facility supporting and developing a high-performing team to deliver individual and team outputs and targets, while promoting collaboration and open two-way communication.  

 

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Abiodun Adanikin, ad8665@coventry.ac.uk. 

The Benefits

 

As a staff member of Coventry University, you will have a access to a wide range of industry leading rewards and benefits which includes:


•    Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
•    38 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
•    New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days
•    Life Assurance 4 x Salary
•    BUPA Cash Plan
•    50% off Tuition Fee’s for staff dependants
•    CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers
•    New Electric Car Scheme
•    Cycle To work scheme

Our Culture

 

As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.

Full Job Description & Person Specification

 

We look forward to hearing from you!