Research Associate-I (Environmentally Sustainable HerAlth Research (SHARE)- Wellcome Trust Funded )

Brief Description About The Project

• Assess the ethical, social and practical implications of using these tools,
• Identify and evaluate concepts and normative approaches to develop a context sensitive, just systems focussed and reflexive framework for environmentally sustainable health research and tool use;
• Co-design practical resources for research communities.
• Develop a research community of practice to engage research communities with this approach.
  

Research Associate-I

Position Starting:

No. of Vacancy: one

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD or interested in a PhD in relevant subject areas [sociology, bioethics, anthropology or similar]
• Skills in qualitative research methods, including conducting and analysing qualitative data, the use of NVivo
• Proven track record of publishing in peer reviewed journals
• Knowledge of and familiarity with health research ethics, environmental ethics and sustainability literature
• Proven collaborative working skills, as well as team leadership/management experience
• Organisational and administrative skills
• The applicant must be flexible to working across different time zones.
• Travel across countries is envisioned.
  

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Roles And Responsibilities

• Receive training in the technical aspects of the tools in this project, through a training course and meetings with tool developers
• Through qualitative research methods of in-depth interviews and Focus Group Discussion understand the perceived relevance of these tools among clinical and lab based researchers and any perceived issues
• Introduce potential users to tools relevant to their research (e.g. those working in or associated with clinical trials will be introduced to greener trials etc; those working in or associated with dry labs will be introduced to Green Algorithms, green disc etc
• Organise workshops with researchers from the other countries to co-design resources with research communities
• Follow up with potential users who have trialled the tools for 3-6 months, with a focussed group interview to feedback experiences (barriers/benefits of tools), unintended (or intended) consequences, and perceptions of the tool as a way to address sustainability.
• Analyse the above qualitative data and report the results and in collaboration with researchers in four other countries, to compare research findings and take these comparisons forward into the next strand of the project – co-designing resources with research communities.
• Contribute to additional resources – including webinars and video case studies of best practice - for the research community of practice being built during the SHARE project.
• Participate in project coordination and knowledge exchange meetings throughout the SHARE project, and to assist with administration duties
• Disseminate research through academic articles.
• Contribute to the Division of Health and Humanities, SJRI.
  

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