Research Fellow (part time 0.4 FTE)

The post holder will take the lead and be responsible for the project management of the clustered randomised controlled feasibility trial Project HIIT: a school-based intervention for adolescents with intellectual disability/autism targeting physical activity. The Research Fellow will work within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences and will lead the planning, delivery, and evaluation of Project HIIT across Special Education Needs Schools throughout Northern Ireland.

About the person:

The successful candidate must meet the following criteria:

1. Degree or equivalent in sport, health, education, or psychology.
2. Have or be about to obtain* a PhD with a focus on physical activity or behaviour change in children with intellectual disabilities/autism (*must be obtained within 3 months of the closing date).
3. Relevant research experience in behaviour change interventions with children with intellectual disability/autism.
4. Experience as a qualitative and quantitative researcher, with ability to plan, conduct, analyse, and disseminate feasibility/RCT studies.
5. Experience designing and conducting process evaluations within physical activity research in schools for children with intellectual disabilities/autism.
6. Proven record of publishing research in the field of intellectual disabilities/autism.
7. Experience managing the planning, delivery, completion, and reporting of behaviour change interventions in this field.
8. Deep knowledge of physical activity research in children with intellectual disabilities/autism, including understanding methodological barriers and enablers of school-based interventions.
9. Experience administering, collecting, analyzing, and reporting physical activity outcomes, specifically accelerometry, in children with intellectual disabilities/autism.
10. Experience assessing body composition and anthropometric measures in children with intellectual disabilities/autism.

Please ensure your application clearly demonstrates how you meet both essential and desirable criteria as listed in the Candidate Information.

This position is available until 31 March 2027. Fixed-term contracts are initially for this period but may be renewed or made permanent depending on funding availability.

What we offer:

In addition to a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including up to 8.4 weeks of holiday per year, pension schemes, and development opportunities. We promote staff wellbeing through flexible working, work-life balance initiatives, and support for physical and mental health. More details are available at this link.

Queen\’s University is committed to equality of opportunity and supports initiatives such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan. We have staff networks like iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+), which promote equality.

For more on our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, visit our website.

If you are an international applicant without a valid visa, please check whether the University can support your visa application at this link.

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