Person Specification

Job Title:	Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School/Service:	School of Life Sciences and Education

The qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and behaviours outlined above provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively. They also form the selection criteria on which a decision to appointment will be made. Please ensure that you provide evidence of how you meet the criteria in your application.

No	Selection Criteria Description	Essential [E] or Desirable [D]	Assessed by *
1	PhD or equivalent Level 8 qualification (e.g., Professional Doctorate) in a relevant discipline (e.g., Social Sciences, Health Psychology, Health Services Research)	E	A
2	Experience of writing research funding proposals	E	A/I
3	Ability and experience in coordinating/leading and carrying out academic research in a logical and rigorous manner within the agreed timescales; ideally, experience of working on substantial research projects	E	A/I
4	Experience of quantitative data collection (e.g., analysis of secondary data, surveys, interventions)	E	A/I
5	Experience of analysing quantitative data analysis using relevant software (e.g., SPSS, Stata)	E	A/I
6	Experience of qualitative data collection (e.g., interviews/focus groups)	E	A/I
7	Experience of qualitative analysis and knowledge/experience of using related software package (e.g. NVIVO)	E	A/I
8	Experience of applying for ethical approval	E	A/I
9	Experience of working with and/or research projects involving external partners (e.g., health care professionals; local authority, third sector partners, Clinical Research Networks)	E	A/I
10	A high level of proficiency in verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present complex information in a clear and logical manner and/or draft concise research reports, and experience of preparing articles for peer-reviewed publication	E	A/I
11	Ability to carry out effective literature searches/reviews	E	A/I

* A - Application Form   I - Interview