Research Fellow - LGBTQ+ Gambling Harms (0.6 full-time equivalent)

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School of Sport and Health Sciences
Location:  Brighton - Falmer
Salary:  £39,347 to £46,974 pro rata
Contract Length: 15 months
Closing Date:  Tuesday 04 June 2024
Interview Date:  Thursday 13 June 2024
Reference:  HE4042-24-174

Applications are invited for a skilled researcher to work as part of a research team undertaking a national study of gambling and gambling harms in LGBTQ+ communities. 

The project is funded by GambleAware with the aim to understand: 1) the prevalence of gambling harm amongst LGBTQ+ communities in Great Britain, 2) the lived experience of gambling harms in LGBTQ+ people, 3) the types of gambling engaged in by LGBTQ+ people, 4) the wider impacts of gambling for LGBTQ+ people, 5) the drivers of gambling harms, 6) the protective factors against gambling harm and, 7) the facilitators and barriers to accessing support for gambling harms.  Based on the outcomes of this project, recommendations will be made for future research, for service users, as well as for practitioners who work in the field. 

You will play a key role in the project including: day-to-day running of the project; preparing ethics applications; working closely with project partners and community groups; recruitment and data collection activities (including creative methods as well as interviews and/or focus groups); drafting of the final report for the project funders; participating in regular meetings with the research team as well as the project steering group; and drafting papers for publication.

To be successful in this post you should have:

• A relevant degree, preferably in, preferably in public health, health promotion, social sciences or a related discipline.
• Sufficient, up to date breadth or depth of specialist knowledge of gambling and gambling harms and/or health inequalities impacting LGBTQ+ communities
• Knowledge or experience of qualitative research methods
• Knowledge or experience of quantitative research methods including surveys
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively to a range of audiences, both orally and in writing
• Proven ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary research team

A basic level DBS check will be required to undertake this role.

The position is fixed for 15 months as the funding is limited to this period.  The full time equivalent of the post is 0.6 full-time equivalent, ideally starting no later than the 15 August 2024, to meet the project timescales.  You will be based at Falmer with both office and remote working.

For an informal discussion please contact Dr Laetitia Zeeman [email protected] or Dr Alex Sawyer [email protected] by email. 

Further details:

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For the vast majority of our roles, we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

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