Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The above full-time (1.0 FTE) position is available as soon as possible on a fixed term (until December 2028) basis. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

The post
We are seeking an experienced researcher (up to 1.0 FTE) to join a small, focused team that will be conducting responsive, high quality systematic reviews to support pressing public health issues. The team will form the core of the Public Health Review Team, a group funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Public Health Research Programme to address public health priorities. The new review team is a collaboration between the University of Exeter with Cardiff University and the University of Birmingham. For the successful applicant, this new programme of work represents an exciting opportunity to conduct innovative evidence syntheses which aim to embed evidence into the development and implementation of public health.

About you
You will be a researcher with experience of systematic review methods with a specific focus on public health quantitative evidence and public health policy, and a career commitment to health research. You should be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within an established research programme.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role by clicking on the attachment.

The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99% of our research is of international quality and 47% is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

 What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave  (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon

For further information please contact Prof G.J. Melendez-Torres, email [email protected] or telephone (01392) 726066.