Qualitative Research Fellow: Healthy Weight & Learning Disabilities

University of Bristol; Clifton; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

80% FTE

Job summary

University of Bristol is inviting a Research Fellow in Qualitative Research to advance understanding of how social care staff can promote healthy weight among people with learning disabilities. The role involves direct engagement with people with learning disabilities, carers, health professionals and policymakers to shape an intervention that can be feasibly implemented in practice.

The successful candidate will conduct rigorous qualitative research, use diverse methods, and contribute to the

Qualifications

• Experience delivering qualitative research in applied health or social care.
• Strong understanding of qualitative methodologies and data analysis.
• Experience with co-design and working with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Undertake qualitative research to understand how social care staff can be supported to promote healthy weight among people with learning disabilities.
• Carry out observations, interviews, focus groups, creative qualitative methods and co-design workshops; contribute to all stages from recruitment to analysis and dissemination.
• Develop accessible research and intervention materials and contribute to feasibility testing of a novel intervention.

Skills

Qualitative research

Interviews & focus groups

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Co-production experience

Tools

NVivo

Job description

University of Bristol is inviting a Research Fellow in Qualitative Research to advance understanding of how social care staff can promote healthy weight among people with learning disabilities. The role involves direct engagement with people with learning disabilities, carers, health professionals and policymakers to shape an intervention that can be feasibly implemented in practice.

The successful candidate will conduct rigorous qualitative research, use diverse methods, and contribute to the