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Research Fellow in Myeloma Prevention - School of Biosciences - 104058 - Grade 7, United Kingdom
Client: University of Birmingham
Location: United Kingdom
Job Category: Education
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: b480b19911d7
Job Views: 9
Posted: 26.04.2025
Expiry Date: 10.06.2025
Job Description:
Summary
- Work within specified research grants and projects and contribute to writing bids.
- Operate within area of specialism.
- Analyse and interpret research findings and results.
- Contribute to generating funding.
- Contribute to licensing or spin-out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar.
Main Duties
The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.
- Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a mentor if required.
- Contribute to writing bids for research funding.
- Analyse and interpret data.
- Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding.
- Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars, etc.
- Supervise students on research-related work and provide guidance to PhD students where appropriate to the discipline.
- Contribute to developing new models, techniques, and methods.
- Undertake management/administration arising from research.
- Contribute to Departmental/School research-related activities and research-related administration.
- Contribute to enterprise, business development, and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader.
- Collect research data through various methods such as scientific experimentation, literature reviews, and research interviews.
- Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, at seminars and as posters.
- Provide guidance, as required, to support staff and students assisting with research.
- Deal with problems affecting research objectives and deadlines.
- Promote equality and value diversity, acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
* These responsibilities may also be included in a research role at grade 6.
Person Specification
- First degree in the relevant area and normally a higher degree (PhD or near completion) relevant to the research area or equivalent qualifications.
- High-level analytical capability.
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly.
- Fluency in relevant models, techniques, or methods, and ability to contribute to developing new ones.
- Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively.
- Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.
- Contribute to planning and organizing the research program or specific project.
- Coordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort.
- Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day-to-day activity that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.