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Embedded Researcher for Health Inequalities [Senior Research Fellow; Grade 8]

Employer; Leeds Beckett University School of Health and Community Studies, working in partnership with Leeds Academic Health Partnership are recruiting an Embedded Researcher to support a city-wide commitment to tackling health inequalities, and to ensure that this is represented, community-lead and informs strategic direction of several programmes of work.

Ever felt like you want to be doing something more… applied? Wondered how you could combine your passion for research with the operational knowledge of those working in health and care services delivery to make stuff … better? Perhaps it felt like you could do more translating theory into practice? Well, we’ve got some good news for you - we’re looking to recruit an embedded researcher.

This embedded video gives an overview of what embedded research is - a chance to bring research to the front line and to make a real impact, straight away.

But we need to be up front with you; embedded researchers are a rare breed. They’re passionate about research, having devoted their early research career to perfecting their technical skills in research methodology and funding applications. But they also love working with a diverse group of people. They’re brilliant at communicating, and often act as the (diplomatic) critical friend to the services they work with.

Most importantly of all, they care about improving things. They want to bring the rigour of research to the messy world of service delivery and make a difference, to the patients, to the staff and to the system.

If you’re reading this and thinking “this sounds interesting” then it’s almost certainly worth you pick up the phone and giving us a call to learn more!

This is a fantastic opportunity to be based within the Health Promotion team at Leeds Beckett University as an academic home, working under the co-direction of the Leeds Academic Health Partnership to inspire, lead and drive change in how we tackle health inequalities across Leeds. This opportunity for true partnership working, lasting impact, and to make a meaningful contribution to change makes this an opportunity not to be missed for the right candidate.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Dr Duncan Sharp, Dean of the Schools of Health & Community Studies and Clinical & Applied Sciences D.Sharp@Leedsbeckett.ac.uk or Dr Liz Mear, Managing Director of the Leeds Academic Health Partnership E.Mear@Leeds.ac.uk

Closing date: 8th February 2021 (Midnight)

Please note that all posts close at midnight and the job description and employee specification will no longer be available after the closing date so please download or print now!

Please click here for the Job Description and Employee Specification

Working here means you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.

We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.

https://www.leedsacademichealthpartnership.org/