Research Fellow in Dance and Exercise Interventions for Parkinson's Disease

About the job

The post holder will be a Research Fellow on Work Package 5 (WP5, Exercise and Dance) within the PD-LIFE programme, an all-island research collaboration focused on improving outcomes for people living with Parkinson's disease (PD). They will lead the design, co-creation, implementation and evaluation of dance-based interventions for people with Parkinson's, building on prior feasibility work conducted at QUB (Carapellotti et al., 2022).

The role includes literature review, intervention design and delivery, feasibility testing, mixed-methods data collection and analysis, and dissemination. The post holder will work closely with the WP5 leads and collaborate across consortium partners (University College Cork, University of Limerick, Ulster University, Trinity College Dublin and others).

About the person

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Have, or be about to obtain a PhD (awarded or near completion) in Psychology, Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Science, Movement Science, Health Sciences, or a closely related discipline.

• Have relevant research experience to include:

• • Demonstrable research expertise in a relevant area (e.g., Parkinson's disease, neurological conditions, physical activity, rehabilitation, or behavioural interventions).
  • Proven experience designing and delivering research studies, including (but not limited to) intervention or feasibility/pilot studies.
  • Strong experience in quantitative data collection and statistical analysis.
  • Experience managing research governance processes, including preparation of ethics applications.

• Hold a publication/dissemination record commensurate with stage of career.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.

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Candidate Information