Job Description

Department
Psychology
Location
Ormskirk
Salary
35,608 to 38,784 per annum
Fixed Term
Post Type
Full Time
Closing Date
Friday 31 October 2025
Reference
EHR0143-1025



We're here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.

About the Role

Our partnering, charity UK SMART Recovery, provides free, science-based, weekly mutual-aid support for 5000 people recovering from addictive behaviours. This Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnership will carry out a process evaluation of an intensive recovery event which innovatively combines SMART principles with equine therapy, over the course of two weekends.


Your main duties and responsibilities will include:

Liaise with our knowledge exchange partners and recruit participants. Conduct in-depth interviews in person across the UK or online. Ensure the accuracy of digital transcripts and conduct thematic analyses of these. Lead on disseminating findings in formats that are (i) useful for UK SMART Recovery and (ii) contribute new knowledge to the field.

Additionally, it will explore systematically with a variety of stakeholders the feasibility of integrating SMART principles into intensive recovery events, providing a codified framework and toolkit to the charity, in support of future similar endeavors. In so doing, it will create a repeatable operational model to broaden the support UKSR offers and to partner with other organisations in therapeutic delivery.


As this is an accelerated funding scheme, you must be able to start immediately.


For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Rebecca Monk, Reader in Psychology at Monkre@edgehill.ac.uk

About You

As Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Addiction Recovery you will:

Be an enthusiastic researcher with a particular interest in applying their skills to addiction recovery. Hold, or be near completing, a PhD in a relevant area and have excellent qualitative data analysis skills. Be highly motivated, collaborative, with excellent interpersonal / communication and academic writing skills Have previous experience of conducting high quality research involving qualitative approaches

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & Benefits

Access to a range of CPD to support your career development, with three defined pathways for progression. Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources. Automatic enrolment into the Teacher's Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 23.68% Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment. Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.

About Us

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we've been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.


Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you've ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.


Because for us education isn't about how much you take in. It's about what you take out into the world.


Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885,Edge Hill University is "A great success story... an institution that improves and impresses year after year" - Times Higher Education.