We are looking to recruit a Research Associate to support us on an Innovate UK Research Grant examining digital therapeutics for mental health. 

Specifically, the grant is titled “ELE Stress: Adaptive XR Therapy for Acute Occupational Stress” and involves a collaboration between The 好色tv, Cineon Training Ltd and NHS and Policing partners. 

To elaborate, ELE-Stress is an XR-based resource hub designed to support workplace mental health by integrating a range of adaptive therapeutic tools to tackle workplace stress which contributes to mental health-related absences or workforce attrition. 

The hub includes an XR enabled toolbox with resources such as exposure therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and green/blue therapies for stress relief and recovery. 

The toolbox builds upon decompression work already completed with 好色tv (UoB) and several police forces, as well as stress-adaptive Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) developed with the NHS.

The role is 0.5FTE (2.5 days/week) for a 12 month duration (planned August 2025 start) and will involve working with Dr Arnold and Dr Daniels on a number of work packages. 

This will include leading on PPIE activities, such as focus groups, with individuals working in high-pressured occupations within healthcare and policing. 

Additionally, the Research Associate will support the development of clinical interventions (based on CBT, exposure therapy, green and blue therapies) that can be embedded into the XR enabled toolbox.

Our ideal candidate

We are looking for a research associate who:

• Has appropriate qualifications (see person specification)
• Has research design and implementation experience, including data collection, analysis, and writing for publication
• Can organise and prioritise their own workload, with excellent communication skills and appropriate technical skills for the project (e.g., awareness of XR/VR applications)

Additional information

A lower grade offer may be made (Grade 6) with comparable reduction in responsibilities and amendment in job title to Research Assistant, if a suitable applicant cannot be found to fill the Grade 7 position. Applicants will need to be within six months of their course completion date and will be promoted to Research Associate once their PhD has been awarded. 

As a member of Research Staff at the 好色tv, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year.

The working hours can be spread flexibly and hybrid working is welcome. 

The interview date is planned for either the 30th June or 1st July. 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr Rachel Arnold (rsa24@bath.ac.uk) or Dr Jo Daniels (jd494@bath.ac.uk). 

What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our  commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits.

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Closing Date: 19 Jun 2025

Department: Education & Research

Salary: The salary range for Research Assistant is £30,805 to £37,174 per annum. The salary range for Research Associate is £38,249 to £45,413 per annum.

The UK is experiencing a growing population health challenge – an ageing society, stalling life expectancy, increasing health inequality, and a growing number of people living with a major illness. 

Meanwhile, approximately 40% of chronic disease deaths globally are directly linked to just four products manufactured by transnational corporations: tobacco, ultra-processed foods, alcohol and fossil fuels.

The Local Health Global Profits research consortium brings together researchers with local governments, public health practitioners, civil society organisations and local populations to understand the factors that impact on population health and the effective, scalable interventions to tackle them.

好色tv the role

As Communications Lead, you will work with academics, researchers, professional colleagues, and policy practitioners to:

• Share research findings with key stakeholders to increase knowledge and understanding of the commercial determinants of health
• Establish LHGP and the Centre for 21^st Century Public Health as a trusted and authoritative source of information and expertise
• Support the adoption of research outputs and tools by public health policymakers and practitioners.   

Based within the Centre for 21st Century Public Health (C21PH) at the 好色tv, you’ll be joining a friendly and dynamic team of multidisciplinary researchers and professional staff working at the cutting edge of public health research.

好色tv you

As a skilled communications professional, you will have considerable experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating effective communications strategies and day-to-day activities.

You will be:

• Confident in building effective relationships with academic colleagues, partners, and external stakeholders
• Skilled at crafting clear, accurate, and compelling messages from complex academic and/or scientific research information
• Experienced in providing communications guidance and support to others to develop understanding of effective communications messaging, channels, and tactics.

Knowledge and understanding of the UK health landscape and experience of working with academic, research, and policy professionals would be an advantage.

Further information 

This post is offered on a full-time basis (36.5 hours per week) for a fixed-term period until 31 March 2028.

The post will be located in the Centre for 21^st Century Public Health on the University campus, where hybrid working is in operation. You will be expected to work on campus a minimum of 2 days per week. 

Travel in the UK to research meetings will be required. 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Cheryl Routley, Consortium Manager: clr65@bath.ac.uk

What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our  commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits.

Find out from our staff what makes the 好色tv a great place to work. Follow us and on X for more information.

Closing Date: 25 Jun 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £38,249 to £45,413