Research Fellow (Project Manager) Ref 20880
School/department: School of Psychology
Hours: Full time hours , 37.5 hours. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Travel is required for this role so fully remote working would not be suitable to the post.
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Contract: Maternity cover/ Fixed term until 26 April 2024
Reference: 20880
Salary: starting at £36,333 to £43,155 per annum, pro rata if part time current salary scales can be found here
Placed on: 05 June 2023
Closing date: 23 June 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date: To be confirmed
Expected start date: 23/10/2023
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity to be the site Research Co-ordinator in the CONNECT study. This is a multi-site Wellcome Trust funded project which aims to identify relapse signatures in people with psychosis using active and passive digital monitoring and data collection.
Our Wellcome Trust funded CONNECT study will recruit individuals with psychosis and use smartphone apps to actively and passively collect data using a prospective observational cohort study. We will use these data to develop and validate a personalised risk prediction algorithm for relapse. We will maximise engagement and information obtained from digital remote monitoring by asking the right questions, at the right frequency and time.
Our long-term vision is to improve the quality of life of people with psychosis while also reducing the impact and financial burden on service providers.
The post holder will manage all aspects of the project in Sussex; liaise with the local and national project leads, researchers, patient and public contributors, and the co-ordinating centre; and manage two research assistants. Candidates with an interest in digital mental health and serious mental health problems would be particularly encouraged.
Candidates should have research management experience, skills in psychological assessment, demonstrable project management skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a good understanding mixed-methodsstudies. The successful applicant will join the School of Psychology and become a member of the Sussex Psychosis Research interest Group. They will have an honorary NHS contract.
There will be opportunities to develop supervision and training skills, to write and publish papers, to contribute to all project publications, impact and dissemination activities and to oversee the project in Sussex.
The postholder will be supervised by Professor Kathryn Greenwood (local Principal Investigator) and will work closely with the local project team in Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and the broader study team.
The project team are international leaders in their fields. The team as a whole incorporates experts in psychology, psychiatry, digital technologies, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and is led by Professor Sandra Bucci from the University of Manchester.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under- represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.
Please contact: Prof Kathryn Greenwood Tel: 07879 551385 or k.e.greenwood@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries.
The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.
The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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