Job title: Research Fellow in Geography – GIS, Data & Analytics – UK Military Veterans MONARCH study
Company: Northumbria University
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ABOUT THE ROLE
Working as part of multi-disciplinary teams, you will support the Principal Investigator in delivery of research activity on the UK Veterans MONARCH Study (The Map Of Need Aggregation ResearCH study)
Applications are invited to join an established research team for a fixed term period of 18 months (with possibility of extension) in order to deliver a funded project aiming to develop a national-aggregated dataset of military charity service usage and to understand the effects of social structure on the health of the UK Veterans Population by mapping the complexity of needs. The successful applicant will work alongside an established team with veteran service usage data from the NHS and multiple third sector veteran organisations. The successful candidate will build on the excellent work undertaken by the team to explore the complexity of needs of the veterans’ population at the national level by creating an aggregated dataset to map the current situation and monitoring it over time.
Under the guidance of the principle investigator, the successful candidate will advise, develop and deliver the following outputs:
Collect relevant GIS-based data along with other data in order to facilitate collaboration, comparison, assessment and outreach.
Maintain GIS content to ensure datasets are current, accurate, and relevant.
Use geoprocessing tools, geocode services and spatial overlays to create, edit, and enrich both spatial and non-spatial datasets.
Research and implement opportunities to improve decision-making with mapping and GIS.
Edit, analyse, perform quality control, and create/maintain metadata on existing GIS datasets.
Prepare ad hoc analyses and mapping requests.
Engage with all project partners and stakeholders to collect relevant data.
Together with the team the successful candidate will help develop a pathway for data visualisation in a dynamic dashboard. The cumulative data, once analysed, will deliver up-to-date strategic information to the Office of Veterans Affairs, Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. This is an excellent opportunity to work with and report directly to UK government to develop the veteran strategy through research.
Northumbria is a research-rich, business-focused, professional university with a global reputation for academic excellence and was ranked within the top 25 UK universities for ‘Research Power’ in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
This role is Fixed Term for 18 months.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Northern Hub for Veterans and Military Families Research is a multi-disciplinary team of academics, peer researchers and PhD students conducting translational research in the Armed Forces Community. Our research is both qualitative and quantitative, covering health and social care, public health, psychology, social policy, human geography and nursing. At the heart of the Northern Hub, we strive to attract and facilitate collaboration across the Armed Forces sector. We work with a variety of organisations across the Government, Local Authorities, NHS and Third Sector. Find out more about the team and our projects below.
Find out more about the Northern Hub for Military veterans and families Research at:
ABOUT YOU
This post is suitable for a post doctorate Geographer, with specific expertise in Geographic Information Systems, or a directly-related discipline and is tenable from October 2023. The successful applicant will possess demonstrable expertise in the field of geography and be able to demonstrate within their application and and at interview the following requirements:
PhD in Geography, Geographic Information Systems, or directly-related discipline.
An excellent academic track record and significant demonstrated experience in working with GIS, data collection, data visualisation and geospatial analysis.
An affinity with visualisation/mapping methods and demonstrated capacity for interdisciplinary science research.
Strong cartographic design standards and understanding of map projections and data transformations.
An ability to engage with diverse project partners.
Excellent writing/presentation skills to synthesize the outcomes of the research.
It would be beneficial (but not essential) for the successful applicant to have an empathetic awareness of the needs of the ex-service community and their families, derived from either personal experience or previous academic study.
Further information about the requirements of the role is available in the .
For informal enquiries before submitting your application, contact Professor Matthew Kiernan, matt.kiernan@northumbria.ac.uk
ABOUT US
At Northumbria, we embrace tomorrow. We pursue new thinking, forge new partnerships, create, and exchange new knowledge, and find new solutions. Our inspirational academics, partners and students work together to tackle tomorrow’s challenges head on. We are ready for the future whatever it may hold.
Awarded the title of University of the Year in the 2022 Times Higher Education Awards, Northumbria University is a research-intensive modern university with a global reputation for academic excellence.
Northumbria recorded the biggest rise of any UK university for research power in the Research Excellence Framework for the second time in 2021 and is now ranked top 25 for this measure.
One of the largest universities in the UK with over 37,000 students from 137 countries, filled with world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and students at the heart of an outstanding experience, Northumbria is a new kind of excellent university. Discover more about us.
Northumbria University is a great place to work. We empower our exceptional people to achieve shared ambitions and promote a positive work life balance. To say thank you, we offer a wide range of benefits including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, a generous holiday entitlement, continued commitment to your learning and development and more.
We are an on-campus organisation where colleagues work regular patterns of hours and on campus, with some flexibility on the timing of their hours and the location of their work in discussion with their manager.
Northumbria University is committed to creating an inclusive culture where we take pride in, and value, the diversity of our staff. We encourage and welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds a bronze Athena Swan award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality, we are a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Race Equality Charter and are participating in the Stonewall Diversity Champion Programme. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers and are members of the Euraxess initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers.
The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.
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Location: Newcastle
Job date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 23:54:12 GMT
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