Research Associate - Autism, Pain & Digital Health

HIRANI; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

HIRANI invites applications for a Research Associate in Pain, Autism and Digital Health. This part-time post (17.5 hours/week) is fixed-term until 1 January 2028 and is based in Belfast.

You will support and lead qualitative, quantitative and PPI components of a funded feasibility study, shaping methods and patient-centred approaches. You will recruit and consent participants, conduct interviews with autistic individuals, coordinate co-design workshops, and help deliver data collection for an

Qualifications

• Lead qualitative and quantitative components of a funded feasibility study.
• Coordinate patient and public involvement (PPI) activities.
• Oversee participant recruitment and consent processes.
• Support development of an autism-adapted digital health intervention.

Responsibilities

• Lead participant recruitment and consent.
• Conduct qualitative interviews with autistic individuals.
• Coordinate co‑design workshops with the PPI steering group.
• Support Phase 2 feasibility data collection for the autism-adapted digital self-management intervention.

Skills

Qualitative research

Quantitative analysis

PPI coordination

Recruitment

Interviews

Job description

HIRANI invites applications for a Research Associate in Pain, Autism and Digital Health. This part-time post (17.5 hours/week) is fixed-term until 1 January 2028 and is based in Belfast.

You will support and lead qualitative, quantitative and PPI components of a funded feasibility study, shaping methods and patient-centred approaches. You will recruit and consent participants, conduct interviews with autistic individuals, coordinate co-design workshops, and help deliver data collection for an