ISMH Hastings Research Fellow
University of Stirling
ISMH Hastings Research Fellow
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Post Details
Full time
Fixed term for 12 months
The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 11 December 2022
Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 20 December 2022
There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK
This role will require a Basic Disclosure check. An offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of this process
For the purposes of sponsorship, this is a postdoctoral role under SOC code 2119
The University of Stirling recognises that a diverse workforce benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers and welcome applications from those who would contribute to further diversification of our staff and ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion is woven into the substance of the role. We strongly encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds including gender, identity, race, age, class, and ethnicity.
The Post
This is a newly established post-doctoral fellowship at the ISMH, University of Stirling. We are seeking a full-time research fellow to work on a portfolio of research in the area of tobacco control, tobacco harm reduction and e-cigarette marketing. This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-leading Institute carrying out high profile public health research on marketing, behaviour change and policies to prevent non-communicable diseases. The post-holder will work in collaboration with the principal investigators. More than one appointment may be made subject to available funding and suitable candidates.
Description of Duties
The successful candidate will provide input across a number of studies funded by National Institute for Health and Care Research, Cancer Research UK, and Department of Health and Social Care, for example:
Other opportunities may arise for the successful Fellow to work across other topics such as alcohol policy, air pollution and food marketing.
We are looking for a researcher who is enthusiastic, meticulous and hard-working, who is comfortable and capable of working across several projects, within a supportive and friendly team. They will be able to develop their existing skills base in qualitative/quantitative methods, and the post provides an opportunity to work in multi-institution teams, with excellent networking opportunities through ISMH’s research networks.
The successful candidate will be responsible for primary data collection as and when required, for example, focus groups with young people and adult smokers/trial data collection in homelessness centres in Scotland, data analysis, write-up and presentation of results including working proactively with policymakers, NGOs, research funders and other stakeholders.
The post holder is required to ensure the safety and security of data under their control in accordance with legal requirements and University policies. As part of multi-institution study teams, they will communicate and liaise with key collaborators, and build relations with key stakeholders. The post-holder will have a good understanding of tobacco control policy and previous experience of working with young people and/or vulnerable groups.
Essential Criteria
Qualifications
- PhD in a relevant subject (public health or other) or PhD imminent
Knowledge and experience
- Good knowledge of tobacco control policy, tobacco harm reduction and tobacco/e-cigarette marketing
- Experience of conducting research with young people and/or vulnerable groups
- Experience of analysing and synthesising raw qualitative data, preferably within a team
- Experience of academic writing for publication such as academic papers, policy briefs, or reports
Skills and attributes
- Ability to conduct qualitative research, particularly focus groups, to a high standard, including data collection, developing an analytical approach, coding, synthesis and interpretation
- Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to build positive and mutually beneficial relationships with academics, partners and other stakeholders
- Excellent ability to communicate (verbally and in writing) complex information to a wide range of audiences
- Ability to think strategically and work independently as appropriate to deliver on the requirements of the role
- Excellent organisational, ICT, and time-management skills
- Ability to plan and effectively deliver on tasks efficiently with demonstrable attention to detail
- Flexible and pragmatic approach
- Open, non-judgemental approach to homelessness, smoking, and harm reduction
- A willingness to travel to fieldwork sites, and to work flexibly outside usual working hours, if required
Desirable Criteria
Knowledge & Experience
- Good knowledge of ethical approval and data governance processes
- Experience of engagement of non-academic partners including service users/members of the public
- Experience of developing research proposals (as PI or Co-I) for submission to funding bodies
Skills & Attributes
- Experience of co-ordinating and organising small and medium sized events including interactive online meetings
Behaviours and Competencies
The role holder will be required to evidence that they can meet the qualities associated with the following behavioural competencies, as detailed within the AUA Competency Framework.
Being aware of your own behaviour and mindful of how it impacts on others, enhancing personal skills to adapt professional practice accordingly.
Providing the best quality service to external and internal clients. Building genuine and open long-term relationships in order to drive up service standards.
Taking a holistic view and working enthusiastically to analyse problems and to develop workable solutions. Identifying opportunities for innovation.
Being open to and engaging with new ideas and ways of working. Adjusting to unfamiliar situations, shifting demands and changing roles.
Identifying and making the most productive use of resources including people, time, information, networks and budgets.
Enhancing your contribution to the organisation through an understanding of the bigger picture and showing commitment to organisational values.
Showing commitment to own ongoing professional development. Supporting and encouraging others to develop their professional knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to reach their full potential.
Working collaboratively with others in order to achieve objectives. Recognising and valuing the different contributions people bring to this process.
Consistently meeting agreed objectives and success criteria. Taking personal responsibility for getting things done.
About Us
Institute for Social Marketing & Health
ISMH has built up a national and international reputation since its foundation in 1980, enhanced by its move to the University of Stirling and recognised by the Queen’s Anniversary Prize Award in 2014 for research on the impact of commercial marketing on children. ISMH is globally acknowledged as a leader in critical marketing research – the analysis of commercial marketing practices, regulation and societal impacts. ISMH researchers are involved in all aspects of public health policy, from describing and critically examining the impact of marketing (including pricing, availability, promotion and products), understanding and influencing behaviour, shaping regulatory responses, to evaluating policy implementation and impact. Our research is conducted in the UK and multiple countries across the globe. ISMH has a vibrant and supportive team of approximately 30+ researchers.
The Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport
The Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport is at the heart of the University’s sporting and wellbeing life, offering extensive study and research opportunities. Our focus is to make a difference to communities and the people within them, across the world. We focus on delivering excellence in all we do and to make global impact through research, education and practice. We inform policy at national and international levels by ensuring our research and teaching has impact. Our students develop to become competitive, independent, confident learners and our skilled graduates are global citizens, capable of making a difference wherever they work. We value lifelong learning and education, research-led teaching and an excellent student experience. We aim to make a real difference to the global health and sport industries.
The University
The University of Stirling is committed to providing education with a purpose and carrying out research which has a positive impact on communities across the globe – addressing real issues, providing solutions and helping to shape society. Stirling is 4th in Scotland and 43rd in the UK for research impact, with 87% of its research having an outstanding or very considerable impact on society – and more than 80% rated either world leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021). Interdisciplinary in its approach, Stirling’s research informs its teaching curriculum and facilitates opportunities for knowledge exchange and collaboration between staff, students, industry partners and the wider community.
The University of Stirling is ranked among the top 30 UK universities for student satisfaction (National Student Survey) and top 10 in the UK for postgraduate student experience (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey), and has an overall five-star rating in the QS Stars University Ratings.
More than 17,000 students study with the University of Stirling globally, with over 120 nationalities represented on its scenic central Scotland campus alone. The campus – also home to 1,700 staff – has its own loch and castle, and a recent multi-million-pound redevelopment has delivered modern, flexible, and digitally connected study and social spaces at the heart of campus, including enhanced student support and retail and catering outlets.
The University has twice been recognised with a Queen’s Anniversary Prize – the first for its Institute for Social Marketing and Health (2014) and the second for its Institute of Aquaculture (2019). Stirling is Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence and its recently redeveloped world-class facilities provide the perfect training environment for the University’s sports scholars – many of whom compete at the highest level, including at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games – and for students, staff, and the wider community.
As a signatory to the £214 million Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal, the University is driving productivity and inclusive growth across the Forth Valley, and beyond. Through pioneering collaborative solutions to global challenges, researchers are putting innovation, skills, and partnership at the heart of a sustainable economic recovery.
www.stir.ac.uk @stiruni
- Job number
FAC01665
- Contract Type
Fixed Term Contract
- Closing date
11-Dec-2022
- Location:
Stirling Campus
- Grade
Grade7 £35,333-£42,155 p.a.
- Faculty/Service
Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport
Post Details
Full time
Fixed term for 12 months
The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 11 December 2022
Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 20 December 2022
There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK
This role will require a Basic Disclosure check. An offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of this process
For the purposes of sponsorship, this is a postdoctoral role under SOC code 2119
The University of Stirling recognises that a diverse workforce benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers and welcome applications from those who would contribute to further diversification of our staff and ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion is woven into the substance of the role. We strongly encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds including gender, identity, race, age, class, and ethnicity.
The Post
This is a newly established post-doctoral fellowship at the ISMH, University of Stirling. We are seeking a full-time research fellow to work on a portfolio of research in the area of tobacco control, tobacco harm reduction and e-cigarette marketing. This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-leading Institute carrying out high profile public health research on marketing, behaviour change and policies to prevent non-communicable diseases. The post-holder will work in collaboration with the principal investigators. More than one appointment may be made subject to available funding and suitable candidates.
Description of Duties
The successful candidate will provide input across a number of studies funded by National Institute for Health and Care Research, Cancer Research UK, and Department of Health and Social Care, for example:
Other opportunities may arise for the successful Fellow to work across other topics such as alcohol policy, air pollution and food marketing.
We are looking for a researcher who is enthusiastic, meticulous and hard-working, who is comfortable and capable of working across several projects, within a supportive and friendly team. They will be able to develop their existing skills base in qualitative/quantitative methods, and the post provides an opportunity to work in multi-institution teams, with excellent networking opportunities through ISMH’s research networks.
The successful candidate will be responsible for primary data collection as and when required, for example, focus groups with young people and adult smokers/trial data collection in homelessness centres in Scotland, data analysis, write-up and presentation of results including working proactively with policymakers, NGOs, research funders and other stakeholders.
The post holder is required to ensure the safety and security of data under their control in accordance with legal requirements and University policies. As part of multi-institution study teams, they will communicate and liaise with key collaborators, and build relations with key stakeholders. The post-holder will have a good understanding of tobacco control policy and previous experience of working with young people and/or vulnerable groups.
Essential Criteria
Qualifications
- PhD in a relevant subject (public health or other) or PhD imminent
Knowledge and experience
- Good knowledge of tobacco control policy, tobacco harm reduction and tobacco/e-cigarette marketing
- Experience of conducting research with young people and/or vulnerable groups
- Experience of analysing and synthesising raw qualitative data, preferably within a team
- Experience of academic writing for publication such as academic papers, policy briefs, or reports
Skills and attributes
- Ability to conduct qualitative research, particularly focus groups, to a high standard, including data collection, developing an analytical approach, coding, synthesis and interpretation
- Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to build positive and mutually beneficial relationships with academics, partners and other stakeholders
- Excellent ability to communicate (verbally and in writing) complex information to a wide range of audiences
- Ability to think strategically and work independently as appropriate to deliver on the requirements of the role
- Excellent organisational, ICT, and time-management skills
- Ability to plan and effectively deliver on tasks efficiently with demonstrable attention to detail
- Flexible and pragmatic approach
- Open, non-judgemental approach to homelessness, smoking, and harm reduction
- A willingness to travel to fieldwork sites, and to work flexibly outside usual working hours, if required
Desirable Criteria
Knowledge & Experience
- Good knowledge of ethical approval and data governance processes
- Experience of engagement of non-academic partners including service users/members of the public
- Experience of developing research proposals (as PI or Co-I) for submission to funding bodies
Skills & Attributes
- Experience of co-ordinating and organising small and medium sized events including interactive online meetings
Behaviours and Competencies
The role holder will be required to evidence that they can meet the qualities associated with the following behavioural competencies, as detailed within the AUA Competency Framework.
Being aware of your own behaviour and mindful of how it impacts on others, enhancing personal skills to adapt professional practice accordingly.
Providing the best quality service to external and internal clients. Building genuine and open long-term relationships in order to drive up service standards.
Taking a holistic view and working enthusiastically to analyse problems and to develop workable solutions. Identifying opportunities for innovation.
Being open to and engaging with new ideas and ways of working. Adjusting to unfamiliar situations, shifting demands and changing roles.
Identifying and making the most productive use of resources including people, time, information, networks and budgets.
Enhancing your contribution to the organisation through an understanding of the bigger picture and showing commitment to organisational values.
Showing commitment to own ongoing professional development. Supporting and encouraging others to develop their professional knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to reach their full potential.
Working collaboratively with others in order to achieve objectives. Recognising and valuing the different contributions people bring to this process.
Consistently meeting agreed objectives and success criteria. Taking personal responsibility for getting things done.
About Us
Institute for Social Marketing & Health
ISMH has built up a national and international reputation since its foundation in 1980, enhanced by its move to the University of Stirling and recognised by the Queen’s Anniversary Prize Award in 2014 for research on the impact of commercial marketing on children. ISMH is globally acknowledged as a leader in critical marketing research – the analysis of commercial marketing practices, regulation and societal impacts. ISMH researchers are involved in all aspects of public health policy, from describing and critically examining the impact of marketing (including pricing, availability, promotion and products), understanding and influencing behaviour, shaping regulatory responses, to evaluating policy implementation and impact. Our research is conducted in the UK and multiple countries across the globe. ISMH has a vibrant and supportive team of approximately 30+ researchers.
The Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport
The Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport is at the heart of the University’s sporting and wellbeing life, offering extensive study and research opportunities. Our focus is to make a difference to communities and the people within them, across the world. We focus on delivering excellence in all we do and to make global impact through research, education and practice. We inform policy at national and international levels by ensuring our research and teaching has impact. Our students develop to become competitive, independent, confident learners and our skilled graduates are global citizens, capable of making a difference wherever they work. We value lifelong learning and education, research-led teaching and an excellent student experience. We aim to make a real difference to the global health and sport industries.
The University
The University of Stirling is committed to providing education with a purpose and carrying out research which has a positive impact on communities across the globe – addressing real issues, providing solutions and helping to shape society. Stirling is 4th in Scotland and 43rd in the UK for research impact, with 87% of its research having an outstanding or very considerable impact on society – and more than 80% rated either world leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021). Interdisciplinary in its approach, Stirling’s research informs its teaching curriculum and facilitates opportunities for knowledge exchange and collaboration between staff, students, industry partners and the wider community.
The University of Stirling is ranked among the top 30 UK universities for student satisfaction (National Student Survey) and top 10 in the UK for postgraduate student experience (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey), and has an overall five-star rating in the QS Stars University Ratings.
More than 17,000 students study with the University of Stirling globally, with over 120 nationalities represented on its scenic central Scotland campus alone. The campus – also home to 1,700 staff – has its own loch and castle, and a recent multi-million-pound redevelopment has delivered modern, flexible, and digitally connected study and social spaces at the heart of campus, including enhanced student support and retail and catering outlets.
The University has twice been recognised with a Queen’s Anniversary Prize – the first for its Institute for Social Marketing and Health (2014) and the second for its Institute of Aquaculture (2019). Stirling is Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence and its recently redeveloped world-class facilities provide the perfect training environment for the University’s sports scholars – many of whom compete at the highest level, including at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games – and for students, staff, and the wider community.
As a signatory to the £214 million Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal, the University is driving productivity and inclusive growth across the Forth Valley, and beyond. Through pioneering collaborative solutions to global challenges, researchers are putting innovation, skills, and partnership at the heart of a sustainable economic recovery.
www.stir.ac.uk @stiruni
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