School of Medicine
Salary: £37,099 - £44,263 per annum
Start Date: As soon as possible
Fixed term: 2 years
Full-time: 36.25 hrs per week
The School of Medicine
(SoM) is offering a 2-year research fellow post within the Education Division
as part of a programme of research to improve the range and quality of clinical
education in a community setting, using and evaluating Extended Reality (XR; encompassing
virtual, augmented and mixed reality) and Artificial intelligence (AI) as a
vehicle to provide community related practical learning experiences for medical
students. You will join a team of academics, learning technologists and
developers within the School to co-deliver on the development and research of two
inter-related projects that will merge into a comprehensive package of innovative
tools designed to ensure medical students of the future have a deep
understanding and awareness of community-based medicine. You will lead on research
into the utility and educational impact of these innovations via engagement
with multiple stakeholders (e.g. patient partner groups, NHS colleagues, University
staff and students).
The successful candidate
will be an early-stage postdoctoral researcher and innovator looking to develop
an independent research career in a supportive and world-leading environment.
They will be motivated to build on the opportunities within the project
structures to develop new initiatives and enhance cross and inter-disciplinary
research within the School of Medicine. They will hold a PhD in a cognate
discipline relevant to the programme of work (e.g. medical education,
technology-enhanced learning). Applicants must demonstrate strong academic
achievement, appropriate to their career stage, with evidence of and potential
for producing distinguished research outputs.
This post will be
hosted within the Education Division, School of Medicine, University St
Andrews. The Education Division focuses on high quality medical educational
research and the development of medical educational researchers. The successful
applicant will be provided with mentorship, peer support and training
opportunities to further develop their research career.
Appointments will be
made at grade 6. This post is offered on a fixed term
basis as it is specific to a project/piece of work. As such the need for the
post will cease to exist when the work/project is completed. The post is
available for 24 months starting as soon as possible.
Applications should
include:
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A
covering letter
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A
full curriculum vitae including a list of refereed publications and key
conference contributions.
Employees
of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits
including:
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Annual leave of 34
days, plus 5 public holidays
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Membership of the
USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
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A hybrid working
environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of
family friendly policies
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Staff discount scheme
for local and national goods and services
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Free staff
parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus
travel
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Subsidised sports
membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff/children of
staff, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme and a range of
wellbeing initiatives
Informal enquiries on
the process and the structure of the applications can be addressed to Dr Alun
Hughes on (ah200@st-andrews.ac.uk).
Applications
are particularly welcome from women, people from the Black, Asian and Minority
Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented
in research posts at the University.
Equality, diversity
and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience. We strive to create a fair and inclusive
culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer
Positive, LGBT Charter, Race Charters and Stonewall). We celebrate diversity by
promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the
Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and
the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full
details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/
Closing Date: 25 September 2023
Interview Date: 12 October
2023
Please quote ref: AR2758SB
Further Particulars: AR2758SB FPs.doc
School of Medicine
Salary: £37,099 - £44,263 per annum
Start Date: As soon as possible
Fixed term: 2 years
Full-time: 36.25 hrs per week