University of Edinburgh
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UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annum pro rata
CMVM / School of Genetics and Cancer
Part-Time: 32 hours per week
Fixed Term: 3 years
The Opportunity
This post offers the opportunity to work on an exciting EU’s Horizon Europe programme funded research project developing a novel digital solution, to promote patient-centred care in oncology settings. MyPath consists of electronic patient-centred care pathways – custom-made for each individual patient, including real-time communication of symptoms and care preferences.
You will work in a fast-paced, inter-disciplinary, agile research environment collaborating with 15 international and industry partners to help tailor and evaluate MyPath.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Marie Fallon, Marie.Fallon@ed.ac.uk
This post is part-time (32 hours per week), however, we are open to considering flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
Your skills and attributes for success
- Experience of qualitative data analysis
- Experience in Healthcare Research
- Degree (post graduate degree preferable) in social science, nursing, psychology, public health or related subject
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Experience in communication with patients
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- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and particularly encourage applications from candidates with a relevant clinical background in supportive care in oncology and in qualitative research.
The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 8 September 2026.
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As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
The School of Genetics and Cancer is one of the six Schools that make up the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM). The School is home to the Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC) whose goals are to carry out excellent genetic, genomic, cellular and clinical science, so that we contribute significantly to the understanding of human development, physiology and disease, and apply this knowledge for the benefit of patients and society. The IGC is one of the College’s five world-leading research institutes. The teams in the six CMVM Schools work together to build outstanding discovery and translational research programmes designed to answer the major challenges facing humanity, animal and planetary health, now and in the future. The College’s undergraduate and postgraduate teaching is delivered through Edinburgh Medical School and the Royal (Dick) School of Medical Studies with contributions from all six schools.
To find out more visit: School of Genetics and Cancer webpage (https://medicine-vet-medicine.ed.ac.uk/school-of-genetics-and-cancer) (opens a new browser tab)
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