Job Description

Job number

MED05307

Faculties

Faculty of Medicine

Departments

National Heart & Lung Institute

Salary or Salary range

43,003 - 46,297 per annum

Location/campus

Hammersmith Campus - On site only

Contract type work pattern

Full time - Fixed term

Posting End Date

27 Aug 2025

About the role

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You will lead the qualitative work to understand how individuals experienced the intervention and app how it worked. This will directly impact the design and refinement of the intervention, and so you will be providing key input into intervention development, and ultimately a potential medical device that could become adopted into clinical practice, not just in the UK but globally.

What you would be doing

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You will be conducting the qualitative interviews with patients and analysing the interview data. You will be presenting that data to the study team at regular meetings and contributing to the intervention and app development and refinement accordingly.

What we are looking for

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We are looking for a highly organised, driven, and dynamic individual who is a team worker, has a positive outlook, and is adaptable and flexible in their working methods. It is essential that they are knowledgeable in current behaviour change science and techniques and specifically have experience of designing topic guides and administering in-depth, semi-structured interviews to assess health behaviours.



Experience in a variety of qualitative analysis techniques such as thematic analysis and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), in addition to other mixed methods and quantitative methodologies is also essential.



Any prior knowledge of obstructive sleep apnoea or sleep disorders is not essential to the project.

What we can offer you

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This is a highly innovative project that breaks barriers; we are creating something new which is always exciting. The team consists of several experts who can teach you many translatable skills and knowledge from the fields of health psychology, statistics, sleep medicine, and artificial intelligence, for example.

A very significant and specific benefit we can offer is the option for to

complete a PhD in the 36-months, if you wish

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The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to continue science for humanity. Grow your career: gain access to Imperial's sector-leading dedicated career support for researchers as well as opportunities for promotion and progression. Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year and generous pension schemes). Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

Further information

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This is a full time and a fixed-term contract (36 months ) based at the Hammersmith and Brompton Campuses



If you require any further details about the role, please contact: [Dr Amanda Sathyapala] - [a.sathyapala@imperial.ac.uk].

Available documents

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Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.

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