Research Associate/Fellow (Fixed term)

Job Opportunities

Area
Injury, Recovery and Inflammation

Location
UK Other

Salary
£31,387 to £42,254 per annum, pro rata depending on skills and experience (minimum £35608 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Closing Date
Monday 30 March 2026

Reference
MED883726

About the role

The purpose of this role will be to have specific responsibility for research, for developing research objectives and proposals for a research project in Academic Rheumatology. Academic Rheumatology have been funded by Arthritis UK to undertake research in developing and validating risk prediction models to predict the risk of stopping treatment with immune suppressing drugs in patients with inflammatory arthritis.

About the team- You will join an established team, led by Professor Abhishek, whose main areas of research interest include pharmacoepidemiology, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, clinical trials and epidemiology.

About you- you will have the opportunity to use your initiative and creativity to identify areas for research, develop research methods and extend your research portfolio. You will be required to have strong organisational and data analysis skills. You will be expected to plan and conduct work using approaches or methodologies and techniques appropriate to the type of research and will be responsible for writing up your work for publication.

What we offer-

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
• Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website

Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ’Apply Now’ to complete your details.

Your working hours will be 36.25 hours per week). If you are interested in part-time work (minimum 29 hours per week), we encourage you to apply. Please specify your preferred hours in your application. We may also consider job share arrangements.

This is a fixed-term contract that will run until April 2027.

Please contact abhishek.abhisheknottingham.ac.uk if you have further questions about this role. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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