Research Associate in Digital Health Technology Development

Job Title: Research Associate in Digital Health Technology Development
School: School of Health Sciences
Campus: Belfast
Salary: £33,020 pro rata per annum
Fixed-Term until 31st March 2028 / Part-time, 0.5 FTE (17.5 hours per week)
Closing Date: 12th August at 23:30
Reference Number: 043186

- ABOUT US -

We are a University with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland.

Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.

- THE ROLE -

This position will support the technical workstream of a funded mixed-methods feasibility study developing an autism-adapted digital self-management intervention for headache. The role will contribute to the development of a scalable digital health platform.

The post holder will work closely with the Principal Investigator, Health Research Associate, PPI steering group and technical collaborators to design, build, test and document a secure web-based or app-based system for collecting self-reported headache, symptom, treatment, sensory and contextual data from study participants. They will translate co-design findings into software requirements, support usability testing and iterative refinement, and implement appropriate data management, accessibility and security processes. The post holder will also develop exploratory data analytics and AI-informed approaches to identify patterns and potential predictors of headache or migraine episodes.

- ABOUT YOU -

- A PhD (awarded or near completion with thesis submitted) in a relevant discipline, for example Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Health Informatics, Digital Health or a related field
- Experience of programming or software development using relevant languages, frameworks or tools, for example Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, React, Node.js, SQL or equivalent
- Experience of requirements gathering, system design, testing, documentation and/or iterative software development

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The School of Health Sciences holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing Gender equality in higher education. You can read more about what this means on our University website. The University has a range of initiatives to support a family-friendly working environment, including flexible working.

The University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities. Appointment will be made on merit.