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Research Associate (KD13407) - Bath, BA2 7AYAbout the roleWe are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the Same Day Urgent Care (SURGE) Workforce Research Partnership an ambitious, multi-institution collaboration funded by the NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme for five years.SURGE is led by senior researchers at UWE Bristol and brings together co-applicants from 13 partner organisations, spanning universities, NHS institutions, and health system stakeholders. The partnership builds on a strong track record of impactful workforce research, including work on:integration and implementation of emerging roles in primary careGeneral Practitioners working in Emergency Departmentsgeneral practice composition and performancefirst response services in rural and remote communitiesAcross the partnership we use a range of approaches including realist evaluation, systematic review methods, scheduling and forecasting, surveys, mixed methods research, and applied quantitative analytics.This role provides an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated researcher to contribute to cutting-edge applied health services research focused on the Same Day Urgent Care workforce. The post-holder will be part of a cross-partnership post-doctoral community, with the opportunity to participate in a skills development programme.Core responsibilities will include:designing and implementing a project database (e.g., relational database) to store key workforce and service datadeveloping reproducible workflows and code for extracting, transforming and loading (ETL) data into structured formatsdesigning and conducting statistical analyses to address research questions developed with project partnerssupporting interpretation of outputs and translating results into actionable insights for partners, including NHS stakeholderscontributing to reports, academic publications, presentations, and partnership dissemination outputsThe role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse partnership and contribute to research with genuine potential to influence urgent and emergency care workforce policy and service delivery.We are particularly keen to recruit a researcher with expertise in quantitative research methods, to support delivery of the SURGE work programme through advanced statistical analysis, data analytics and data science.About youYou will be a self-motivated postdoctoral researcher with experience in quantitative health services research methods and a strong interest in applying analytics to real-world NHS workforce challenges. The ideal candidate will have experience working with complex datasets and be comfortable developing structured, reproducible data pipelines and analytical code.This is a key role within the study team. The postholder will contribute to project delivery through:Liaising and coordinating with partner organizations.Contributing to protocol development and study documentation.Supporting data acquisition, management, and governance processes, including ethics and data approvals.Performing data analysis and interpretation.Writing reports and dissemination materials for both academic and non-academic audiences.The post holder will work with a high degree of autonomy, while being supported by the Line Manager, Chief Investigators, the Partnership Manager and the Study Management Group. Excellent organisational and communication skills are essential, as is the ability to work collaboratively across institutions and disciplines.About the DepartmentThe Research Associate will be based in the Information, Decisions and Operations (IDO) Division, School of Management, University of Bath, and will join the Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Improvement (CHI2).CHI undertakes multidisciplinary research focused on health and care systems, and how to improve them in practice. Our research supports policy makers, managers and clinicians to identify feasible and evidence-based changes that can improve performance, quality and outcomes.Further InformationThis role is offered on a full-time basis (36.5 hours per week) on a fixed-term contract for a duration of 12 months.For an informal discussion about the role please contact Prof Christos Vasilakis ([email protected]).However please ensure that you submit your application through the university website.We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.What we can offer youWe're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:Free counselling services through Health AssuredCycle to work schemeElectric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeStaff discount at Team Bath gymStaff discounts on postgraduate tuition feesStaff discount on language coursesGenerous employer contributory pension schemesGenerous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balanceA wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and moreFree entry to the Holburne Museum in BathLocal discounts and moreA family-friendly workplaceAn excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforceRelocation allowanceVisa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expensesFind out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn. Closing Date: 03 Mar 2026 Department: Education & Research Salary: 38,784 to 46,049