Last updated: <date> JOB DESCRIPTION Post title: Research Fellow Academic Unit/Service: AU2 Centre for Innovation & Leadership in Health Sciences Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Career Pathway: Education, Research and Enterprise (ERE) Level: 4 *ERE category: Research pathway Posts responsible to: Professor Maria Stokes Posts responsible for: N/A Post base: Office and laboratory based Job purpose The purpose of the research is to examine the physical and psychosocial benefits associated with playing recreational golf. The role of the Research Fellow will be to carry out research on recreational golfers of different ages and sedentary controls, using portable techniques for testing physical function and questionnaires for assessing psychosocial function. Participants will be over 18 years of age and there will be no upper age limit. The Research Fellow will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the project, involving all tasks within the project from participant recruitment through to dissemination of findings. Student projects associated with the main study will be co-ordinated by the Research Fellow, in collaboration with the students’ supervisors. Key accountabilities/primary responsibilities % Time To develop and carry out an area of personal research 60% Investigate models and approaches to test and develop them which will include data collection and analysis, and prepare reports for the research project on golf and health. Disseminate findings by preparing publication materials for referred journals, presenting results at conferences, or exhibiting work at other appropriate internal and external events. Carry out administrative tasks associated with the research project, for example risk 10 % assessment of research activities, organisation of project meetings and documentation, and reporting to the funding body.
Last updated: <date> JOB DESCRIPTION Post title: Research Fellow Academic Unit/Service: AU2 Centre for Innovation & Leadership in Health Sciences Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Career Pathway: Education, Research and Enterprise (ERE) Level: 4 *ERE category: Research pathway Posts responsible to: Professor Maria Stokes Posts responsible for: N/A Post base: Office and laboratory based Job purpose The purpose of the research is to examine the physical and psychosocial benefits associated with playing recreational golf. The role of the Research Fellow will be to carry out research on recreational golfers of different ages and sedentary controls, using portable techniques for testing physical function and questionnaires for assessing psychosocial function. Participants will be over 18 years of age and there will be no upper age limit. The Research Fellow will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the project, involving all tasks within the project from participant recruitment through to dissemination of findings. Student projects associated with the main study will be co-ordinated by the Research Fellow, in collaboration with the students’ supervisors. Key accountabilities/primary responsibilities % Time To develop and carry out an area of personal research 60% Investigate models and approaches to test and develop them which will include data collection and analysis, and prepare reports for the research project on golf and health. Disseminate findings by preparing publication materials for referred journals, presenting results at conferences, or exhibiting work at other appropriate internal and external events. Carry out administrative tasks associated with the research project, for example risk assessment of research activities, organisation of project meetings and documentation, and reporting to the funding body. 10 %
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