Research Fellow in Quantitative and Mixed-Methods

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

About the team we are recruiting to

The NIHR-funded HDRC Coventry aims to improve the use of evidence and research on the factors that impact the health of Coventry's diverse local communities. The team at Coventry City Council plays a vital role in meeting the HDRC objectives. We are striving to boost the capacity and skills for research in the council, by working together with local universities, the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, and local communities.

What is the job role?

The role is part of the HDRC team in the Councils Public Health service, it is central to developing and delivering quantitative and mixed methods, particularly using routine data within the local authority working with universities, NHS, voluntary sector and residents.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a forward-thinking local authority environment to help develop processes, capacity and skills for research into the wider determinants of health to have impact on health inequalities.

This role has close links with Coventry University. It is a 18-month fixed-term contract.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who has broad knowledge and ability to develop, conduct and support others to undertake research to improve decisions in a local authority setting working with academics and others.

You will be motivated to support the use of data through research and work as part of a diverse motivated team and Collaboration that wants to make a difference in the wider determinants of health and health inequalities.    

The role needs someone who can advise, develop and adapt methods to a local authority real world setting, and can explain complex research to a non-academic audience.

You should have an interest, skills and experience in the use of routine quantitative data and data management in research, but also be comfortable with qualitative data for mixed-methods research.

You should be adaptable, creative, organized and enthusiastic and willing to learn new skills and work with new people.

You will have the ability to work effectively within a team, take responsibility for your own work, and be comfortable working within a complex and evolving working environment.

You will be motivated to support and work directly with people in council teams, universities, voluntary sector and residents, to help shape and develop new ideas for using research evidence to inform decision-making.

If you have the right attributes, this could be the ideal next step in your research career.

For an informal chat about the role please contact harmony.lully@coventry.gov.uk  

When applying for this role you will be asked to write a personal statement. Applications will be shortlisted against these points:  

• Experience of quantitative research using real-world data sets
• Your experience of working in multi-disciplinary collaborative projects transferrable to the HDRC
• Your knowledge and experience of supporting others to develop research skills
• Experience of stakeholder and public involvement
• Research dissemination and knowledge mobilisation

For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Interview date(s): 26^th November 2024.  Interviews will be held face to face at our offices in Coventry, One Friargate.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date(s): 26/11/2024

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies