Research Associate – Investigation and Evaluation of Employability Services for People with Chronic Diseases in Greater Manchester Full Time NEW

Job reference: BMH-031269
Salary: £37,694 – £41,064 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Location: Oxford Road
Employment type: Fixed Term
Division/Team: Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Science
Hours Per Week: 1 FTE
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 06/05/2026
Contract Duration: Available immediately until 31^th May 2027
School/Directorate: School of Biological Sciences

The University of Manchester invites applications from candidates with a PhD in public health, (occupational) epidemiology, data science, social science, health economics, statistics or equivalent for a research associate position to investigate and evaluate employability services for people with chronic diseases in Greater Manchester.

We are looking for an enthusiastic researcher with a PhD in public health, (occupational) epidemiology, data science, social science, health economics, statistics or equivalent.  The successful candidate will be involved in the evaluation of employability provision services provided by Manchester Foundation Trust and Manchester council including the Work Well and the Get Britain Working’ Economic Activity Trailblazer services. These services provide early intervention to those on long-term sick leave or those who are currently economically inactive, as evidence shows this is the most effective way of helping people to stay in work or go back to work.  You will work closely with researchers at the University of Manchester with an expertise in (occupational) epidemiology, health economics and service evaluation together with policy makers in Greater Manchester to evaluate these important services.  The project is a mixed methods project including analyses of quantitative data obtained as part of the service evaluation.  You are also expected to conduct interviews and focus groups with service participants and others involved in the service provision and analyse the data. 

What will you get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.  All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to people.talent@manchester.ac.uk

Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Professor Suzanne Verstappen

Email: suzanne.verstappen@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support: jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.