Research Associate

Kingston University; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston University is seeking a Research Associate for CHAMPIONS-PT, an NIHR-funded programme co-designing and piloting a Community Champions intervention to improve routine vaccination uptake among Black African and Caribbean pregnant women and young children in London.

Based in the School of Nursing, Allied and Public Health, you will undertake qualitative data collection, support co-design workshops, recruitment, and process evaluation, and contribute to publications and knowledge

Qualifications

• PhD in social science, public health or a related discipline.
• Strong qualitative research skills.
• Experience with participatory or community-engaged approaches.
• Experience with ethnically diverse communities or maternal/child health is valuable.
• Organised, collaborative and able to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support community engagement, lived-experience groups, co-design workshops and designathons.
• Undertake qualitative data collection and analysis.
• Support recruitment, study coordination and implementation and process evaluation of the pilot.
• Contribute to publications, reports, presentations and knowledge mobilisation.

Skills

Qualitative research

Participatory research

Communication

Collaboration

Organization

Education

Doctoral degree (PhD) in social science or public health

Job description

The Role

Are you passionate about tackling health inequalities through community-engaged research? Kingston University is seeking a Research Associate for CHAMPIONS-PT, an NIHR-funded programme co-designing and piloting a Community Champions intervention to improve routine vaccination uptake among Black African and Caribbean pregnant women and young children in London.

Working with NHS and public health partners, local authorities, community organisations and people with lived experience, CHAMPIONS-PT will explore barriers to vaccination, develop culturally appropriate approaches and assess the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention.

Based in the School of Nursing, Allied and Public Health and working with Professor Tushna Vandrevala, you will:

• Support community engagement, lived-experience groups, co-design workshops and designathons.


• Undertake qualitative data collection and analysis.


• Support recruitment, study coordination and implementation and process evaluation of the pilot.


• Contribute to publications, reports, presentations and knowledge mobilisation.

This post offers an opportunity to develop expertise in participatory public health research, intervention development and health inequalities.

Please note, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check clearance is required for the role.

The Person

You will normally be completing or have recently completed a PhD in social science, public health or a related discipline. You will bring qualitative research skills, experience of participatory or community-engaged approaches, and a commitment to inclusive research. Experience working with ethnically diverse communities or in maternal and child health would be valuable. You will be organised, collaborative and able to communicate effectively with academic, professional and community audiences.

Please see attached Advert Details for more information.

The Faculty

School of Nursing , Allied and Public Health

Our people are passionate about developing nurses for the future, in each of the four fields of nursing – adult, children, learning disability and mental health.

We support our students to ensure they get the skills and knowledge they need to make a lasting impact on society.

We also have access to industry-leading research for nursing and health professions.