Senior Research Fellow

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Senior Research Fellow (Vision Services Research)

We are looking for a Senior Research Fellow to join the Centre for Vision Services Research team in the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences. 

In this role, you will Lead research grant applications and projects, contributing to the research record of the newly established Centre for Vision Services Research through commitment to carrying out research leading to the publishing of high-quality research. To pursue excellence in research and to inspire others to do the same.
We’d like to hear from you if you:

• Have a well-established expertise and significant proven portfolio of research within the following research fields:
  • Health services research
  • Mixed methods approach
• Proven record of attracting grant funding and contributing and leading successful research bids

We can offer you the chance to work in a vibrant organisation, with

great benefits

and opportunities for progression. We are a proud Living Wage supporter.

As part of this role, we can explore the possibility of the successful candidate accessing further training and development.

This role is eligible to be offered on a blended working basis, meaning that as well as spending time working on campus you may spend some time working from another location, e.g. your home. The University is committed to offering this flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work-life balance.

Please contact Barbara Ryan (ryanb@cardiff.ac.uk ) for an informal, confidential discussion about the role.

This post is fixed-term for a period of 5 years, full-time from 1 September 2025 until 31 March 2030.

Salary: £60,907 - £66,537 per annum (Grade 8). Please be aware appointments are made at the bottom of the scale except in exceptional circumstances.

Date advert posted: Friday, 21 March 2025

Closing date: Friday, 18 April 2025

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at:  Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

Job Description

Main function

Lead research grant applications and projects, contributing to the research record of the Centre for Vision Services through commitment to carrying out research leading to the publishing of high-quality research. To pursue excellence in research and to inspire others to do the same.

Main duties and responsibilities

Research

• To conduct research within health services research and contribute to the overall internationally recognised research performance of the School and its Research Institutes
• To generate and pursue independent and original research ideas in the field of research and support the initiation of new lines of research in related areas
• Contribute to and lead successful research bids
• To disseminate research findings through publishing in international academic journals, international conferences and/or other research outputs
• Recruit, supervise and lead research teams and postgraduate research students, being responsible for their professional and academic development
• To give invited addresses to professional meetings and conferences at national and international level, building networks to develop research outputs and standing within the field of health services research
•  To participate in School research activities.
• To contribute fully to the management of postgraduate research.

Leadership

• To provide academic leadership by co-ordinating the work of others to ensure areas of research are organised and delivered effectively.
• To be involved in the departmental level strategic planning and contribute to wider strategic planning processes in the University.
• Line management of other researchers

Other

• To contribute to and/or lead bids for consultancy and additional funds
• To undertake and lead operational administrative responsibilities as requested by Head of School and senior management team
• To engage effectively with industrial, commercial and public sector organisations, professional institutions, other academic institutions etc., regionally and nationally and internationally to raise awareness of the School’s profile, to cultivate strategically valuable alliances, and to pursue opportunities for collaboration across a range of activities. These activities are expected to contribute to the Centre and the enhancement of its regional, national, and international profile.
• Any other duties not included above, but consistent with the role.

Person Specification

Your application will be assessed against the following essential and desirable criteria for the role. Please copy and paste this section into a new document and give clear examples of how you can evidence meeting each criteria by writing under each one. You can draw on elements from any aspect of your life (e.g. work, home, education/qualifications or community life) as long as you focus on their relevance to the role.
Please save your supporting statement in a separate document with the title [YOURNAME-BR NUMBER-JOB TITLE] and attach it to your application in the recruitment system.

Essential Criteria

Qualifications and Education

Postgraduate degree at PhD level in a related subject area or relevant industrial experience

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

A well established expertise and significant proven portfolio of research within the following research fields:

• • Health services research
  • Mixed methods approaches

Established national and growing international reputation within academic field

Proven substantial record of publications in national and international journals and/or other research outputs.

Proven record of attracting grant funding and contributing and leading successful research bids

Communication and Team Working

Proven ability in effective and persuasive communication

Proven ability to lead and develop a research team

Proven ability to attract and supervise MSC and PhD students

Proven record of academic leadership

Other

Proven ability to demonstrate creativity, innovation and team-working within work

Desirable Criteria

Relevant professional qualification(s).

Evidence of collaborations and track record within the vision care sector.

 Proven ability to adapt to the changing requirements of the Higher Education community.

Evidence of ability to participate in and develop both internal and external networks and utilise them to enhance the teaching and research activities of the School.

Proven record of taking responsibility for academically related administration.

Job Category

Academic - Research