Research Fellow

Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location. City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% at postgraduate level), from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries. In the last decade City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. During this period City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university. The culture at City is built on our shared core values, which means that all employees are expected to behave according to our values: “We care, We learn, We act.” Background Bayes Business School and the School of Health and Psychological Sciences (SHPS), City, University of London, established in 2019 an Interdisciplinary Research Centre – the Centre for Healthcare Innovation Research (CHIR). The Centre represents a major new initiative at City and is intended to address the complex challenges of embedding innovation into practice within healthcare services and delivery. The Centre aims to achieve thought leadership and impact by informing policy and practitioner communities in this field. Responsibilities The researcher appointed to this role will be involved in an exciting project working closely with the Health Foundation to investigate their portfolio of improvement projects with the aim of understanding how and why some projects have been successful in scaling and spreading innovations across the health and care system, while others have had less impact. Person Specification The researcher appointed to this post will need to have a PhD in social sciences or relevant discipline and experience in mixed methods. Candidates without a PhD but with relevant research experience will be considered. Additional Information City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development. Closing date: 11th February 2024 at 11:59pm. Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing the 26th February 2024. To apply and for more information about the post please use the 'Apply' link above. For an informal discussion please feel free to contact Charitini Stavropoulou via charitini.stavropoulou@city.ac.uk City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors. We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. The University of business, practice and the professions.