Job responsibilities
Research Fellow generic responsibilities Grade 7
Research, Knowledge Transfer and Consultancy
Leads small research or consultancy projects including setting the objectives of the
project, leading the team and managing the work of junior or temporary staff.
Develops research objectives and proposals for own and collaborative research.
Makes recommendations to manager or project leader on e.g. development needs of
the team, research design, the need for further research based on research outcomes.
Writes literature reviews to establish the latest research in the field.
Collects data using a range of suitable techniques.
Analyses primary and secondary data gathered through a variety of methods.
Publishes project reports, research papers and journal articles and present research
outcomes to conferences / seminars.
Continually update knowledge and understanding in field or specialism.
Leadership and Management
Leads small research project teams.
Provides training and development as necessary to temporary or junior staff working on
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research projects.
Business Effectiveness
Writes or inputs to project bids with colleagues including writing the detailed methods
and techniques and rationale etc.
Liaises with clients where unrealistic / changing expectations on deadlines or funding,
involving manager as necessary to resolve.
Researches and identifies options for future projects or consultancy and generates
some funding through research/KT/consultancy.
Identifies possible partners or clients for consultancy and other sources of income
through networking, assessing journals / publications to consider future research
direction.
Teaching and Learning Support
May be involved in teaching on appropriate courses and supporting research students
e.g.:
Leading seminar groups.
Act as dissertation supervisor for UG and PG students.
Part of Doctoral supervisory team.
Provide service to students when involved in lecturing or supervision.
Delivery
What constitutes an appropriate volume of research publication and an appropriate
level of research income will be identified in the subject-specific job details.
Quality
Consistent delivery of research, knowledge transfer and consultancy activities to time,
budget and quality.
Written reports, papers, and presentations to be of a high standard, appropriate for
journal submission, client reports and conferences.
Presents own papers at conferences.
Delivers refereed papers and/or significant professional publications.
Able to work to at least national standing in terms of research outputs.
Volume
Writes (on own or jointly) a number of journal and conference papers each year.
Contribute or leads on research grant applications/bid writing each year.
Funding
Identifies funding opportunities/bids and generates small amounts of funding through
research/KT/consultancy projects, young researcher awards, travel grants etc.
Evidence of securing small scale research/KT/consultancy projects.
Contribution to authoring bids for projects and may be responsible for management of
specific research tasks/strands.
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External Standing
Has an emerging academic profile, developing as an expert in a particular field or area
of research.
Evidence of standing from income generation and academic activities, typically with
smaller organisations.
Represents the organisation at conferences and meetings with external partners and
clients.
May be a journal reviewer or assistant editor.
Role-specific responsibilities
Implementation and review of the OASIS Study process targeted at patients receiving
radiotherapy to the prostate together with the use of the SpacerOAR hydrogel spacer in
the NHS as part of a multi-centre project.
Undertaking of informed consent for patients to take part in HRA regulated activity.
Supporting review of the use of the hydrogel spacer device received by prostate cancer
patients in the NHS as part of a multi-centre project. Undertake health screening
assessments of patients including physical and psychological effects.
Work collaboratively with the study Sponsor, NHS partners, wider study team
members, programme oversight committees and the manufacturer of the hydrogel
spacer device.
