Job Description

Research Associate (Project Officer) - IMPACT

Role

: Research Associate (Project Officer) - IMPACT: Improving Adult Care Together

Department:

School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences

Grade:

6/7 (32,564 - 41,693 per annum)

Responsible to:

Principal Investigator

Campus:

Belfast

(Fixed-Term until 31 December 2027 / Full-time)

Job Purpose

:

The postholder will support the design of a newly funded UK Centre in adult social care - Improving Adult Social Care Together (IMPACT). This is an opportunity to be part of an exciting and innovative Implementation Centre funded for nearly 7 years by the ESRC and the Health Foundation to improve social care outcomes by implementing evidence-based practice in the sector across all four UK nations.

The postholder will support IMPACT'S Northern Ireland Lead to develop IMPACT's Northern Ireland Assembly, and to engage with diverse stakeholders and people with lived experience of adult social care in IMPACT's wider work.

Ulster University holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality in higher education, read more on our website https://www.ulster.ac.uk/peopleandculture/employee-benefits/equality-diversity/athena-swan.The University has a range of initiatives to support a family friendly working environment, including flexible working.

Closing Date

:

16th July 2025 at 23:30

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

If you have any specific queries regarding this post, please contact the named email address for the vacancy, as listed on the main current vacancies landing page.

If you have any specific queries regarding eligibility to work in the UK, our Resourcing Compliance team may be able to help: Resourcing-compliance@ulster.ac.uk

Job ID :

036686

Location :

Belfast

Close Date :

16-Jul-2025