Research Associate

This post plays a key role in delivering the objectives of the module, Persistent Pain Project (PPP), within the HealthWise Wales research programme. The Persistent Pain Project module is one of the projects within the CRiiSP consortium funded by UKRI Advanced Pain Development Platform.

The role is based in the Cardiff University School of Medicine, at Heath Park. The main focus of the post will be to contribute to the development, delivery and analysis of the Persistent Pain Project. The successful candidate will also play a key role in analysing the data from the Pain Experience Questionnaire, other modules of Healthwise Wales and linked data of the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage Databank (SAIL) under the supervision of Professor Ernest Choy and in collaboration with other research associates from the CRIISP consortium.

The other key responsibility of the candidate is dissemination through submission of abstract to lay public, people with life experience of pain, scientific meetings, preparing project publications for submission to scientific journals and the preparation of bids to capture grant funding for research projects.  

For informal enquiries please contact Professor Ernest Choy ([email protected] )

This post is part-time (17.5 hours per week), available from March 2024 and is fixed term until 30th Jun 2025. Work pattern is to be agreed at appointment.

Salary: £39,347 - £44,263 per annum, pro-rata (Grade 6). Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances.

Closing date: Tuesday, 12 March 2024

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave (incl bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University