Research FellowUniversity
Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606
Hours: Part Time (18.75 hours per week)
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Closes: 20th September 2026
Please note: We are advertising for both a Research Fellow Grade 7 (107826) and a Senior Research Fellow Grade 8 (107812), however there is only 1 post available
The post is situated in the Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS). The successful applicant will be employed to work on the BEAMS trial which is a multicentre two-arm parallel randomised controlled trial with internal pilot that seeks to assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an adapted psychological therapy for people with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities who have anxiety disorders funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The intervention was previously tested within a feasibility study. (https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/MWTQ5721). The trial is led by Professor Peter Langdon together with the Cardiff Centre for Trials Research (CTR).
Role Summary
Plan, design and help co-ordinate the BEAMS-ID Trial in collaboration with Cardiff CTR and our Trial Manager
Initiate and conduct original research which has measurable outcomes and is reflected in a growing national and often incipient international reputation
Contribute to the development of research and participant recruitment strategies
Publish results of own research
Supervise PhD students and research associates
Capturing data from participants and their families
Contribute to the Department/School through management/leadership
Develop and make substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement activities, widening participation, schools outreach or similar activities at Department/School level or further within the University
Person Specification
A PhD relevant to the research area (or near completion), or equivalent PhD- level qualifications
Extensive research experience and scholarship within subject specialism. This includes experience of undertaking research involving people with intellectual disabilities
Practice-based experience of working with people with intellectual disabilities and their families
Experience and achievement reflected in a growing reputation
Extensive experience and demonstrated success in planning, undertaking research, and project management to deliver high quality results including experience of working on clinical trials and other large research projects
Experience of utilising the Mental Capacity Act, 2005, within research
Extensive experience of applying and/or developing and devising successful models, techniques and methods including multi-level or linear mixed effects modelling to analyse research data with variability at different levels or clustering
Knowledge of missing data analysis using multiple imputation
Experience and/or knowledge of health economics analyses within clinical trials
Experience and/or knowledge of process evaluation within clinical trials
Experience in training staff to work with to project protocols including data collection
Extensive experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity
Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action
Other relevant criteria from our equality and diversity knowledge, skills and experience document
Informal enquires can be made to Peter Langdon, email: [email protected]
To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the 'Apply' button above.
£47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606