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Senior Research Software Engineer
Faculty of Health Studies
Centre for Digital Innovations in Health and Social Care
| Salary: |
£46,974 to £54,395
per annum
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This is an indefinite position, available from 1st February 2025 |
| Post Type: |
Full Time |
| Contract Type: |
Permanent |
| Closing Date: |
Friday 18 October 2024 |
| Interview Date: |
To be confirmed
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| Reference: |
HR0173043 |
Faculty
Thanks to Expanding Excellence in England funding, the University of Bradford’s Centre for Digital Innovations in Health & Social Care is embarking on an exciting programme of rapid growth. We are seeking a Senior Research Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in delivering the Centre’s flagship research programmes.
Our Centre is multidisciplinary, undertaking high quality co-created applied research that (i) informs the design and implementation of new technologies in national and international health and care systems; and (ii) explores the impact of such technologies on patients, service users, carers, and health and social care professionals. Over the next 5 years, we will focus on two research programmes, concerned with 1) the design and evaluation of technology to improve decision making and reduce documentation burden, 2) the design and evaluation of technology to reduce the carbon footprint of the health and social care system.
What you will be doing:
- Work collaboratively with Centre staff to deliver projects that have a strong computational component,
- Participate in the development of external research funding proposals.
- Contribute to writing internationally leading outputs in the highest quality journals, develop and deliver training on all stages of the software development lifecycle
- Contribute to the development and delivery of continuing professional development training for NHS staff in digital roles and those working in digital health companies.
Qualifications/ experience:
- You will have substantial experience in a similar role
- Honours degree or equivalent professional qualification or substantial experience in a series of progressively more demanding and relevant roles
Celebrating Diversity – The University of Bradford
Within digital health, there is low BME representation and low female representation. We are a diverse group, committed to increasing diversity in the digital health workforce, and we welcome applications from individuals who represent these categories.
At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
In Return we Offer:
- Generous annual leave and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
- Family-friendly policies
- Great campus facilities
- Generous employer contribution pension schemes
- Generous benefit schemes
Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.
Additional Information:
Shortlisting will be undertaken blind and based on the information entered in the application. If shortlisted, we will email you to request your CV. We are willing to consider job share for this position.
If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please email Andy Key at a.r.key@bradford.ac.uk, we would love to hear from you.
Further details:
Confronting Inequality : Celebrating Diversity
At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio-economic background and whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.
In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics. The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.