Job description
Do you want to use your psychology skills to improve how workplaces support mental health and keep people well in work? We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Associate (Psychology) to join colleagues in the School of Psychology at the University of Sheffield on MENTOR 3.0, an NIHR‑funded research programme delivered in partnership with small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs) in Yorkshire.
MENTOR 3.0 programme aims to help people stay well and remain in work by strengthening everyday support between employees and their line managers through a structured joint employee–manager intervention. The intervention will be facilitated by trained in‑house staff within participating organisations.
The project focuses on making the intervention practical, acceptable and scalable in real‑world settings, using co‑production and implementation focused evaluation.
You will join a multidisciplinary team spanning occupational health psychology, public health, social care, health economics, behavioural science, prevention, and implementation research. Working closely with academic colleagues and partner organisations, you will play a central role in coordinating and running key project activities, building strong relationships with SMEs and stakeholders, and supporting inclusive co‑production with employees and people with lived experience of mental health‑related absence or leaving work.
You will contribute to the project’s feasibility study, including supporting recruitment and study delivery, and planning and delivering co‑production workshops and mixed‑methods research activities (quantitative and qualitative) to refine the intervention and strengthen its implementation.
You should hold a PhD (or equivalent) in Psychology or a closely related discipline, and be able to demonstrate experience delivering and evaluating psychological interventions (e.g., intervention studies, feasibility trials, mixed‑methods evaluations).
Strong organisational and communication skills are essential, as we are looking to produce high‑quality outputs for both academic and non‑academic audiences. Familiarity with workplace mental health and evidence‑based approaches relevant to stress and burnout (e.g., ACT/CBT or contextual behavioural approaches) is desirable, alongside experience of working collaboratively with stakeholders outside academia.
The role can be held on a hybrid basis, with a mix of in‑person and remote working. The postholder will be expected to travel with the PI to visit stakeholders and participants within the South Yorkshire region.
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