The Contemporary Drug & Alcohol Studies (CDAS) programme at the University of the West of Scotland is seeking to appoint a full-time fixed term (14 months) Research Fellow with extensive experience in qualitative research, and a particular expertise in researching marginalised populations.
The successful applicant will be a lead member of an inter-institutional research project recently funded by the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce called Understanding the Role and Potential of Primary Care in the Prevention of Drug Deaths post COVID-19 led by Dr. Aileen O’Gorman, CDAS, UWS and Professor Anne Whittaker, University of Stirling. The postholder will be based at UWS Paisley campus.
The study design uses mixed methods combining interviews and focus groups with GPs, patients, affected family members and other stakeholders with complex systems mapping. Key duties include:
- Collect and analyse data from each practice on the socio-demographic profile of their patients and local population; as well as local health and social care data.
- Recruit research participants and conduct audio-taped qualitative interviews/focus groups, on line if necessary.
- Enter data into NVivo, code and analyse qualitative data, develop framework matrices, write up analytic reports.
- Assist with the development of the complex systems mapping process using KUMU software