Job Purpose
GRADE 7
To make a leading contribution to to a research project examining the impacts of welfare grants in pregnancy and the early years on maternal and child health inequalities. The post holder will work with Dr Anna Pearce, and other colleagues both within University of Glasgow and other Universities across the UK. This project will use a wide range of cross-UK administrative health records to estimate the impact of the welfare grants on maternal and child health and health inequalities, using natural experimental evaluation methods. The post is part of a larger mixed-methods project that aims to understand how welfare grants in pregnancy can support families. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals as well as help manage and direct this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Take a leading role in the planning and conduct of the evaluation of welfare grants research project individually or jointly with the wider team in accordance with the project deliverables and project/group/School/College research strategy.
2. Document research output including analysis and interpretation of all data, maintaining records and databases, drafting technical/progress reports and papers as appropriate.
3. Establish and maintain your research profile and reputation and that of The University of Glasgow/ School/ Research Group, including establishing and sustaining a track record of independent and joint publications of international quality in high profile/quality refereed journals, enhancing the research impact in terms of economic/societal benefit, and gathering indicators of esteem.
4. Survey the research literature and environment, understand the research challenges associated with early years welfare grants, public health and health inequalities, and develop/implement a suitable research strategy.
5. Presentation of work at international and national conferences (e.g. the Society for Social Medicine conference, the European Public Health Conference), at internal and external seminars (e.g. with colleagues and to local and national decision makers), colloquia, and workshops to develop and enhance our research profile.
6. Take a leading role in the identification of potential funding sources and to assist in the development of proposals to secure funding from internal and external bodies to support future research.
7. Take a leading role in developing and maintaining collaborations with colleagues across the research group/School/College/University and wider community (e.g. Academic and Industrial Partners).
8. Take a leading role in team/group meetings/seminars/workshops and School research group activities to enhance the wider knowledge, outputs, and culture of the School/College.
9. Take the lead in the organisation, supervision, and mentoring of postgraduate students and less experienced members of the project team to ensure their effective development.
10. Perform administrative tasks related to the activities of the research group and School, including Budgets/Expenditure.
11. Make a leading contribution to Teaching activities (e.g. demonstrating etc) and associated admin as assigned by the Head of School and in consultation with Principal Investigator.
12. Keep up to date with current knowledge and recent advances in the field/discipline.
13. Engage in personal, professional and career development, to enhance both specialist and transferable skills in accordance with desired career trajectory.
14. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School/Director of Research Institute.
15. Contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, Inspiring People Changing The World.
Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential:
* A1. Normally Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) plus track record of emerging independence within a research/professional environment, or alternatively possess professional qualifications and experience equivalent to PhD level plus the requisite experience
* A2. A comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of current issues and future directions around health inequalities, child health, and/or early years welfare policies and the use of linked administrative data in research.
* A3. Knowledge of epidemiological methods and statistical analysis.
* A4. Sufficient depth of relevant research experience, normally including sufficient postdoctoral experience in a related field, appropriate to an early career researcher.
Desirable:
* B1. Appreciation of the strengths and limitations of linked administrative data for research
* B2. An understanding of counterfactual thinking and an awareness of natural experimental evaluation approaches used to estimate causality
* B3. Awareness of mixed methods and how to integrate findings across datasets and methods
* B4. Ability to write grant proposals
Skills
Essential:
* C1. Proven ability to deliver quality outputs in a timely and efficient manner.
* C2. Ability to demonstrate a degree of independence as illustrated by identification of project objectives from assessment of the literature, design & analysis of experiments & drafting of papers.
* C3. Commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources, and practices that support replication.
* C4. Proficient in Stata, R or other relevant statistical software
* C5. Experience of carrying out statistical or epidemiological methods (e.g. multivariable linear or logistic regression) in large datasets
Desirable:
* D1. Experience of applying for and analysing large-scale datasets
Experience
Essential:
* E1. A track record of presentation and publication of research results in quality journals/conferences
* E2. Experience of making a leading contribution in academic activities.
* E3. Experience in undertaking independent research.
* E4. Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and to other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage.
Desirable:
* F1. Experience of applying causal methodologies, e.g. natural experiment evaluations
* F2. Experience of using multiple data sources to investigate the same research objective and triangulation of results
* F3. Experience of mixed methods research
Please note that as part of your application you must address and demonstrate how you meet EACH of the essential/desirable criteria. This post would be suitable for job-share.
If you are interested in discussing this post informally, please contact Anna.Pearce@glasgow.ac.uk
Terms and Conditions
Salary will be Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum.
This position is full time and has funding until 31 October 2028.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
1. A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
2. An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.
3. A flexible approach to working.
4. A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.
We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.
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Closing Date: 7 November 2025 at 23:45
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