Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Role Overview
The Centre for Child, Family and Adolescent Research is recruiting a postdoctoral Research Associate for a project on the needs of children born prematurely and the development of new care pathways.
The project aims to understand the experiences and support needs of parents whose child spent time in neonatal intensive care.
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Project overview
The Centre for Child, Family and Adolescent Research is recruiting a postdoctoral Research Associate for a project on the needs of children born prematurely and the development of new care pathways.
The project aims to understand the experiences and support needs of parents whose child spent time in neonatal intensive care.
Responsibilities
- Lead project set-up and management, and recruit families to take part in the research.
- Contribute to in-person data collection with families and service providers.
- Conduct a national survey of parents and work with health-service colleagues to develop and evaluate improved support pathways.
- Use service metrics, parent and practitioner feedback, and qualitative interviewing in a mixed-methods approach.
Requirements and experience
- PhD in a relevant discipline, such as developmental psychology, clinical psychology, public health, paediatrics, applied psychology, or education.
- Excellent analytical and programming skills; R, MATLAB, and Python are examples.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Experience working with families and/or children with special educational needs is advantageous.
- Service evaluation experience, ideally within the NHS, is advantageous.
Hours and term
- Full-time position at 37 hours per week.
- Funding is available for two years in the first instance.
Workplace
- Based at the Centre for Child, Family and Adolescent Research on the New Museum Site in central Cambridge.
- Some remote working may be possible.
Application
- Applicants should submit a covering letter outlining how they meet the criteria and why they are applying, together with a CV.
- The covering letter should include details for two referees.
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