Salary: £30,805 per annum Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you. Closing Date: 20 May 2025 The Role The role provides an exciting opportunity to work on NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) in Diagnostic and Technology Evaluation (DTE) projects that employ established and innovative approaches (mixed qualitative and quantitative methods), to develop and evaluate new diagnostic tests to address a wide variety of challenging clinical needs. You will join a team of knowledgeable methodologists in designing, modelling, and analysing quantitative and/or qualitative data for health care research. Reporting to Dr Kile Green and the Institute Technical Manager team, the role will display an in-depth knowledge of technical or scientific methodological practices, and procedures gained through either experience and/or formal qualification and will deploy this knowledge to provide a range of technical support activities. You will provide and organise technical and methodological support for the operation of the NIHR HRC DTE. Responsibilities will include carrying out complex research projects, experimental design, planning and progress of work, along with quantitative and qualitative analysis and participation in the publication process. The skills you will utilise may include grant writing and/or ethical applications, scientific writing, qualitative research including systematic searching, and/or quantitative research including statistical modelling & health-informatics, and/or health economic modelling. This post is offered on a fixed term basis for a period of 12 months. For informal enquiries please contact Dr Kile Green, Kile.Green@newcastle.ac.uk Key Accountabilities Carry out bespoke evidence-generation projects within agreed timelines, meeting project milestones, facilitating progress meetings and to appropriate standards with guidance from senior staff Contribute, with limited direction, to the delivery of NIHR HRC DTE outputs for national and international stakeholders Carry out administrative tasks and duties to support the NIHR HRC DTE as required Create, update, and implement procedures to deliver an aligned, efficient, and effective service Provide general and specialist research and teaching support including leading methodological development, e.g. workshops, conference sessions Prepare and analyse data requiring specialist skills and limited direction; ensuring timely completion and maintenance of appropriate records Design, develop and deliver inductions, demonstrations and training covering complex techniques and specialist equipment Assist managers with the identification of training and development needs Contribute to the activities of the methodology team including attending meetings and other events appropriate to the project / team Contribute to the preparation of papers for publication and disseminate findings at conferences as required Source, negotiate and liaise with suppliers and manufacturers to resolve both routine and complex problems and investigate replacement options e.g. IT equipment, software Hold specific safety responsibilities, maintaining in-depth and up-to-date health and safety knowledge. Assist with completion and updating safety paperwork relevant to the specialism, e.g. data protection, GDPR, GCP, data encryption, DSE and inductions Hold delegated responsibility from the academic lead for the planning, operation and supervision of office space occupied by the HRC team Manage one or more budgets monitoring resource usage Maintain specialist knowledge and skills, sharing with others Mentor junior staff The Person Knowledge, Skills and Experience Essential: Demonstrable work experience in a relevant technical role Experience of established and novel methods in evidence generation and mixed methods approaches Experience of liaising with other diagnostic and MedTech methodology groups and organisations e.g. key clinical, academic, industry, and charity stakeholders Demonstrable knowledge of MS Office applications Experience of undertaking literature searching and data analysis Excellent team working skills Demonstrates technical and problem-solving capacity Demonstrates good organising ability to meet deadlines, with a positive and proactive approach to duties and diligence, and attention to detail Desirable: Experience of quantitative research including statistical modelling, health informatics, and health economic modelling Experience in grant writing, ethical applications, and scientific writing Experience of qualitative research including systematic searching Demonstrable skills in contributing to the development and delivery of methodology training and advice Contribute to design and specification of research/teaching activities Ability to adapt to changes in research priorities Attributes and Behaviour Tact, diplomacy, and able to handle difficult situations Ability to meet deadlines with effective time and resource management Clear communicator and active listener Consistent and appropriate approach to staff and situations Use of feedback for process improvement and staff development Team player, self-starter and able to manage complex workload Ability to respond enthusiastically and positively to undergraduate students Qualifications Essential: Further higher education or formal training in a healthcare related subject. These may incude health services research, public health, information science, health technology assessment, biomedical sciences, pharmacology BTEC HNC / HND; or A’ level (or equivalent) qualification; or broad work experience acquired through a combination of vocational training and considerable on-the-job experience, demonstrating development through progressively more demanding relevant roles Professional registration with an accredited professional body (including HEA) or working towards this on appointment Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution. We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population. At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme. In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. Requisition ID: 28126