Postdoctoral Researcher, Specified Purpose Contract, Department of Psychology, Maynooth University

The Role

Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued.

We are seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Researcher as part of a project entitled “PROMISE: Improving Mental Health Supports for People with Multiple Sclerosis in Ireland”. This project, a partnership between academics, clinicians and knowledge users, with significant integrated public and patient involvement (PPI), aims to identify the characteristics of effective mental health supports for people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) and the strategies that can be implemented to improve the delivery of mental health services and supports for PwMS in Ireland. The PROMISE project is led by Principal Investigator (PI) Dr Rebecca Maguire in the Department of Psychology and the Assisting Living and Learning Institute, Maynooth University. This project is funded by the Health Research Board with co-funding from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Ireland.

The appointed researcher will be responsible for conducting many of the research and dissemination activities in the project under the supervision of the PI, with input from a wider project management group and a PPI steering committee.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in Psychology, Social Science, Health or a related discipline, with experience in a range of different methodological approaches, including quantitative and qualitative research methods. Experience embedding public and patient involvement (PPI) in research, familiarity with multiple sclerosis or related conditions, and/or experience with mental health research and service provision in Ireland would be an advantage. Excellent organisational, academic writing and presentation skills are essential, as well as the ability to work both independently and collaboratively to meet project milestones.

The researcher will be based in the Assisting Living and Learning Institute and the Department of Psychology at Maynooth University where they will join a supportive community of interdisciplinary researchers.