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Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow

Department: School of Population Health

Reporting to: Prof. Breda Smyth

Location: RCSI, Dublin 2

Contract/Duration: Specified purpose, up to 12 months (with option to extend to 18 months)

Remuneration: Post will be appointed on the Post-Doctoral (PD1) Salary Scales, commensurate with experience

Closing Date: 25th of September 2025

RCSI is a community of academic, research, clinical and professional staff working collaboratively to lead the world to better health. Here, you will thrive in an innovative and inclusive atmosphere and your personal development and wellbeing will be supported. We invite you to join us to help deliver on our exciting mission “To educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health”. We seek candidates whose experience to date has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to the “Race Equality Action Plan 2025-2029” at RCSI. Our students come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. This makes our university stronger and ensures we hire the best talent.

Innovating for a Healthier Future 2023-2027 is RCSI’s new five-year strategic plan. Through it, RCSI will enhance human health by meeting the health workforce needs of society, creating the insights and inventions that drive health improvements, and working in partnership with patients and the public in support of better health and well-being for all. The strategy unites the RCSI community in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals – with a particular focus on Goal 3, which targets good health and well-being.

For each of the last six years, RCSI has been positioned in the Top 300 of universities worldwide in the Times Higher World University Rankings. We are proud that RCSI ranks first in the world for “Good Health and Well-being” in the Times Higher Education #SDG #SDG Impact Rankings 2025. This reflects our commitment to supporting people of all ages to live healthy lives and our work to promote the concepts of well-being and positive health. In 2024, RCSI was delighted to be named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in Ireland.

At RCSI, our core values of Respect, Collaboration, Scholarship, and Innovation are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment where every colleague is valued and empowered to thrive. Our dedication to these values ensures that we foster a culture of mutual respect, open collaboration, continuous learning, and innovative thinking. Join us at RCSI, where your contributions will be recognised, and you will be part of a dynamic team making a real impact on global health.

About Our Research

RCSI recognises that excellence in research is critical to the quality of its educational activities, its credibility, and, overall, to its mission to enhance human health. RCSI’s research strategy aims to build upon its strength in translational biomedical and clinical research to deliver transformational, high impact changes in health care. Targeting both Irish national and EU funding, along with increased collaboration with industry, is a major part of the RCSI research strategy. Forging increased collaboration between RCSI PIs and industry is of critical importance to achieving success in this area. RCSI is also committed to provide its researchers with the supports and developmental opportunities to enable them to continuously grow and support their overall career development.

About the School of Population Health

Established in 2022, the School of Population Health (SPH) builds on existing strengths at RCSI in behavioural science for population health, analytic and population health sciences. The School comprises the Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Department of Health Psychology, Data Science Centre, Healthcare Outcomes Research Centre (HORC), Institute of Global Surgery and SPHeRE (Structured Population health, Policy and Health Services Research Education – national doctoral programme). It included some 75 academic, research and professional staff, as well as 28 PhD scholars. Population health scientists and researchers at RCSI have an impressive, multi-year track record undertaking impactful multi-disciplinary research and collaborating with an extensive network of international and national partners.

Summary of Post

We have a full-time post-doctoral position at RCSI, suitable for a health services researcher, psychologist, sociologist, social scientist, anthropologist or related discipline. The successful candidate will be employed on a Dublin North East Inner City (DNEIC) Task force funded partnership with RCSI to deliver a comprehensive Population Heath Needs Assessment (PHNA) for the population of the DNEIC population. The present position has a qualitative focus, with the successful candidate joining a team including one other postdoctoral researcher (quantitative focus) and a research assistant on the DNEIC PHNA.

The position is based in the School of Population Health, RCSI, Dublin 2, but remote working will be considered for some of the duties.

The Dublin North East Inner City (DNEIC) faces significant health and socio-economic challenges. The area has a growing and diverse population, with high levels of deprivation, significant health inequalities, and barriers to healthcare access. A Health Needs Assessment (HNA) is required to systematically identify health needs, prioritize interventions, and inform service planning to improve health outcomes and ensure health equity. This Population Health Needs Assessment will be delivered through 6 work packages (WP). These WPs outline the methodology, SMART deliverables, outputs, timelines/ milestones.

Aim: To deliver a comprehensive Population Heath Needs Assessment for the population of the DNEIC.

Objectives:

• To build a sustainable coalition of inter-sectoral stakeholders, experts and citizens to inform current and future needs of the population
• Deliver an evidence synthesis and gap analysis on existing evidence relation to the health needs of the population
• Create a data-lake of all datasets which inform the populations health needs including the data relating to the wider determinants of health
• Develop multilevel modelling on secondary dataset
• Increase the cultural and behavioural insights on the impacts of living in the DNEIC
• Deliver a comprehensive report on the health needs of the population and recommendations for action.

Specifically, the duties of the post are:

• To work closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) and research team to ensure all project deliverables are met
• Prepare research ethics / data impact assessment applications and study protocols
• Carry out Evidence Synthesis and Gap Analysis
• Create a datalake of required dataset, clean and prepare for analysis
• Deliver qualitative and quantitative multilevel modelling on relevant secondary datasets.
• Build a coalition of interested parties, citizens, institutions, organisations and experts to inform current and future needs of the population
• Develop and Facilitate Community and professional Dialogues
• Analyse qualitative data from dialogues
• Elicit consensus on the key priorities of the hierarchy of needs and wants of the community agreed at a multilevel stakeholder event.
• Develop final report with recommendations
• Co-ordination of own day-to-day work to support ongoing projects
• Contribute to dissemination of research findings including conference presentations, peer-reviewed articles, Social Media content, and policy briefs
• Academic supervision of students and staff as required
• Assist with drafting grant applications for forthcoming relevant grant calls.

Qualifications – (Essential):

• A PhD degree or equivalent in health services research, epidemiology, public health, psychology, sociology or related discipline.

Knowledge & Experience – (Essential):

• Documented research experience with epidemiology, public health and health services research
• Strong Qualitative or mixed methods experience
• Evidence of the ability to work independently and efficiently, including excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal, report writing and IT skills.
• Excellent quantitative analytical and modelling experience.
• Willingness and experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams and in a multi-cultural environment

Knowledge & Experience (Desirable):

• Experience with Health Needs Assessment
• Experience of working with local communities, participatory methods or with community development
• Project management experience
• Evidence of experience with public-patient involvement and stakeholder engagement
• Track record in scientific publication and dissemination
• Experience with Machine Learning Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence approach
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary research team in a multi-cultural environment
• Experience of a broad group of stakeholders
• Experience of health services research
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills
• Attention to detail and deadlines
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team

We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do submit an application — we’d love to hear from you.

Application Process

Please apply online through the RCSI careers portal on the closing date with your CV and cover letter.

Click here to read our Recruitment and Selection Policy for Researcher.

Informal Enquiries:

Informal Enquiries can be directed to Elaine Healy, Research Manager, email: elainehealy@rcsi.ie Please note we do not accept CVs directly.

Employee Benefits

At RCSI, we help care for our people so they can focus on our mission to Educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health. RCSI truly goes above and beyond to support its employees, ensuring they have everything they need to thrive both personally and professionally. Here's a glimpse of the fantastic benefits available:

Health and Wellbeing:

• Our Inspire Programme promotes the importance of taking care of both our general health and mental health. Inspire manages the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offered through SpectrumLife. Past events held by Inspire have included, workshops on mindfulness practices, yoga, nutritional advice, financial advice on mortgages, pensions & health insurance from leading experts, fitness challenges, baking competitions, weight loss programmes, annual flu vaccination campaign and many more.
• You can also enjoy access to an onsite gym for just €10 per month.

Work –Life Balance:

• Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is crucial for fostering employee well-being, productivity, and overall satisfaction. At RCSI, we offer flexible working arrangements, study leave, and career breaks. In addition to 20 days of annual leave, employees receive an extra 6.5 days of university privilege days, which occur annually around the Christmas and Easter breaks.

Family Benefits:

• RCSI offers enhanced family leave to our working parents with fully paid Maternity, Adoptive, Paternity and Surrogacy Leave. We also offer the first two weeks of Parents leave fully paid for, as well as the option to take Parental Leave until your child is 18 years old. We provide access to Platform 55, a new Parents Platform to support staff before, during, and after becoming a parent. We also offer flexible working, discounted Giraffe crèche services of up to 20% and a Parents and Carers’ Network.

Financial Security:

• Benefit from automatic enrolment in a pension scheme with Willis Towers Watson with the employer contributions increasing with your length of service, Death in Service of up to 4 times your salary, long-term illness and disability income replacement, and free advice on health, motor, and home insurance.

Discounted Services:

• Avail of discounted GP services, Taxsaver commuter tickets, the BiketoWork scheme, free eye tests at the National Optometry Centre, and discounted parking at St. Stephen's Green/RCSI car park.

Recognition:

• At RCSI, we value and recognise the contributions of our staff through various awards and events, such as Long Service recognition, the Vice Chancellor Staff Awards, and through Research Day.

Professional Growth:

• RCSI’s Staff Learning and Development is committed to providing colleagues with opportunities and support to help them reach their full potential and thrive at work. Offerings include a comprehensive programme of staff training, management and leadership development, mentoring, coaching and funding support for further study.

Staff Networks:

• Additionally, we support a range of staff networks, including the Women’s Network, Postdoctoral Staff Network, Parents & Carers’ Network, Project Manager’s Network, LGBTI+ Network, Age Friendly Network etc. These networks help RCSI to foster a sense of community and inclusivity.

Sports and Social Club:

• Engage in a variety of activities such as Yoga, Pilates and a variety of different Fitness classes. Enjoy social evenings, Book Clubs, Summer BBQs and one-off events like the Taste of Dublin, Bloom, Dublin Horse Show and Dublin Zoo. We also have a variety of discount tickets for shows and events through the year.

Note: This job description may be subject to change to reflect the evolving requirements of the Department and RCSI. Similar vacancies that arise in the next 6 months may be filled from the pool of applicants that apply for this position. RCSI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or race. RCSI is committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across everything we do. This ensures we can all work and learn in an environment defined by dignity and respect. Eligibility to work in Ireland is a requirement of this role, Proof of eligibility documentation will be required at a later date. Under limited and specific circumstances (research/ specialist roles) RCSI may be in a position to seek a hosting agreement and/or work permits. Employees are required to undertake 6 months service in their current role before applying for other internal opportunities, unless agreed in advance by the SMT representative.