This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed Bath Mental Health Research Group (MHRG) at the University of Bath.
About the role
The MHRG is funded for an initial 5 years by the NIHR (National Institute for Health Research).
The focus of our work is applied research aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people in the local region.
This post will support the substance use and addiction work package of the MHRG, led by Prof Tom Freeman.
Key areas of focus include identifying substance use needs within the local region through quantitative surveys, identifying the extent to which current services meet these needs, and mapping the gap between need and provision to inform further service development.
Through this mapping work, as well as partnership with key stakeholders and people with lived and living experience, this post will pilot new interventions to address emerging areas of substance need, as well as supporting funding applications to support larger scale evaluations.
We are looking to recruit a candidate with demonstrated excellence in quantitative methods, and experience in addiction and/or mental health research.
We have a clear commitment to skills training and career development for all research staff in the MHRG. You will work under the supervision of world-leading clinicians and academics.
The Bath MHRG is partnering with the Universities of Bristol and Exeter (as part of the GW4 network) to deliver this project and there will be opportunities to work with researchers at partner institutions.
You will have opportunities to receive further research training (e.g., in PPIE and/or good clinical practice).
We are strongly committed to supporting candidates to develop personal fellowship applications hosted at the University of Bath.
We welcome applications from candidates with lived or living experience (either personal or within your family) of the areas covered within our research remit, including common mental health difficulties, substance use or neurodiversity. We will strive to make this an inclusive recruitment process. We plan to have online interviews.
