Research Fellow (Post-Doctoral Researcher)

Post Status: Specific Purpose Contract – Full time

Research Group / Department / School:  A project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). School of Nursing and Midwifery Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

Location: School of Nursing and Midwifery,24 D’Olier Street, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland

Reports to: Professor Catherine Comiskey

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Post-doctoral Researcher Scale, PD1, point 1 at a point in line with Government Pay Policy [€46,305 to €52,863 per annum], appointment will be made no higher than point [2]

Hours of Work: Full time, 39 hours

The Substance Use and Mental Health Interventions using Digital Technology (SUMIT) project team formed and initiated a strategic all-Ireland engagement process over the last two

years to identify common shared challenges for people living with substance use (drugs & alcohol) and associated mental health issues (PWSUMHI). The team and their collaborators assessed  the potential of digital interventions to address these. SUMIT’S engagement work has identified four  key shared local service issues;

1. Barriers to Accessing Care and  Support
2. Service Centric rather than Person Cantered Care
3. Lack of Joined Up Care for PWSUMHI
4. Service Capacity & Digital Skills

OBJECTIVE - Within a cross-border test bed environment, SUMIT will expand digital inclusion and develop 3 digitally enabled products for 1,500 PWSUMHI, increasing access to support and treatment whilst enhancing existing services. SUMIT is a test of change, which will inform health and care transformation, and wider policy and strategic considerations for future digitally enabled health and social care services. 

The team at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) will lead the research and evaluation of the SUMIT project under the direction of Professor Catherine Comiskey, Principal Investigator.  The team now wish to recruit a Post-Doctoral Fellow to lead the day-to-day research and evaluation of the work. 

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a health sciences or related discipline with evidence of completing statistical modules, a PhD in Addiction or other related topic and/or equivalent relevant research experience.