U-CARE at Uppsala University is seeking for a researcher in Health and Ageing

The position is within the research group Healthcare Sciences and e-Health, hosting U-CARE, an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research program (http://www.u-care.uu.se), at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health. U-CARE specializes in the development, piloting, and evaluation of e-Mental Health interventions for people with somatic disease, and their significant others. U-CARE has several international collaborations and our broad competence within research methodology was acknowledged in the latest evaluation of research conducted at Uppsala University. We have developed an internet-based research and treatment platform, the U-CARE platform (the Platform), to deliver internet-administered interventions (e.g. psychological support and treatment) and to support research procedures such as informed consent, randomization, and data collection. Several feasibility studies, pilot studies, and controlled studies involving principal investigators within U-CARE and the Healthcare Sciences and e-Health research group, as well as other research groups, are being conducted on the Platform.

Work duties
We are now looking for an experienced and committed researcher to work on an exciting and innovative research program (INVOLVERA) in the field of health and ageing, has received financial support from the Swedish Research Council and the Kamprad Family Foundation. The person we are looking for will primarily work on INVOLVERA where we will test and evaluate a self-help program based on behavioural activation for people with dementia and depression which was originally developed in the United Kingdom and has been adapted for the Swedish context. The self-help program has been adapted in close collaboration with people with dementia, their relatives, healthcare professionals, and non-profit organisations.

Qualification requirements
The job requires:

• A PhD in a health or social research, or a similar related field (e.g., geriatrics, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, public health, social sciences), and be able to document expertise in areas relevant to the position.
• High levels of oral and written proficiency in Swedish and English are required.
• Prior experience in conducting, analyzing, and writing up both quantitative and qualitative research.

Meriting skills:

• Experience in quantitative and qualitative research within healthcare sciences research settings
• Experience of research within ageing and/or mental health
• Experience of 'public contribution' in research
• Experience of scientific work with intervention research
• Experience of other research methodologies utilized within the research group (e.g., systematic review and meta-analysis, meta-synthesis, participatory action research, feasibility and pilot studies, and randomized controlled trials).
• A publication track record[CD1]
• Ability to supervise the work of others
• Strong administrative, organizational, and planning skills
• Ability to work effectively within small project teams

Application
Your application should be written in English and contain the following:

• Your Curriculum Vitae
• Copies of your degree certificates
• Your PhD thesis
• A letter of motivation (maximum two pages)
• Complete publication list, including URL/DOI to respective papers
• Contact information for a minimum of two references

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 12 months. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: either the research group leader Professor Louise von Essen (louise-von.essen@kbh.uu.se, +46184713484) or principal investigator and supervisor Joanne Woodford (joanne.woodford@kbh.uu.se, +46184716573).

Please submit your application by 3 May 2024, UFV-PA 2024/1194.

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