Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dementia Care

About the Role

This post will support two projects:

1) Alzheimer’s Society funded project on Hospital at Home services for people living with dementia. The project is conducting an evaluation of hospital at home for people with dementia and there will be a range of studies within the project.

2) Personalised care and support planning for people with dementia without informal carers. This project aims to address challenges of personalised dementia care planning involving people without informal carers, with a focus on integrating primary and social care support.

The post is part of a large multi-disciplinary team of dementia care researchers across psychiatry, primary care, social care and social sciences and will provide you with the opportunity to work with academics in dementia as well as our partners at NHS England and Nuffield Health. 

About You

You will have a PHD (or close to completion) or experience at a comparable level in a relevant subject area. You will have experience of working with people with dementia and their families alongside a strong background in research within applied health or care research. This includes experience in working with NHS sites for research including applying for NHS ethics and Health Research Authority approvals. You will have experience in mixed methods research, particularly with expertise in qualitative methods and be committed to conducting research that makes an impact. In return, we will provide you with strong and enthusiastic support to help you develop your career.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project
The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry offers international excellence in research and teaching, and supports clinical service for a population of unrivalled ethnic diversity in East London and the wider Thames Gateway.   At the forefront of medical research and education, with research themes in cancer, cardiovascular medicine, inflammation, trauma and population health, the Faculty is ranked 2nd in the 2021 QS World University rankings for research citations and consistently positioned first in London for subject rankings and student satisfaction.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.