Research Fellow (MIDAS Study)

This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the position

Medicines and Social Prescribing to aDdress pAtient priorities in multimorbidity (MIDAS): A multi-arm definitive cluster randomised trial in Irish general practice

The Purpose of the Role:

This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the position.

The Research Fellow will be a highly motivated and talented researcher who will support the MIDAS Trial manager in the execution and analysis of the MIDAS trial, with the support of the PI and Co-PI and project management team. The Post-doc researcher will support the writing of study reports, co-ordinating practice recruitment, overseeing data collection and analysis and dissemination of study results. This researcher will have experience with both qualitative and quantitative methods, including trials.

The post-doctoral will be a health services researcher responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the study working closely with the PI (Prof Susan Smith) together with the Co-PI and HRB PCCTNI Director Prof Andrew Murphy. She/he/they will need excellent knowledge of, and skills in, health services research, project management and will need to be able to engage successfully with clinical colleagues in general practice settings. 

Please note that Garda vetting will be sought in respect of individuals who come under consideration for this post

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD THE WEEK OF:  4th or 10th June 2024

The successful applicant will be expected to take up post as soon thereafter as possible.

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit a full Curriculum Vitae to include the names and contact details of 2 referees (including email addresses), to:-

• Professor Susan Smith,
• Professor of General Practice, Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care,
• School of Medicine
• e-mail:[email protected] 

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war. 

We are ranked 3rd in the world for gender equality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020) and we hold an Athena SWAN Bronze award, recognising our work to advance gender equality. The University is actively pursuing a Silver level award, which it has committed to achieving by 2025. Trinity is committed to supporting the work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment