Research Fellow in Applied Health and Care Research - NIHR ROSE-NET

Are you an ambitious researcher passionate about addressing real-world health and social care challenges? Do you want to work with world-leading experts and advance your career at one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities?

We are looking for a Research Fellow (Applied Health and Care Research) to join our team to contribute to the School of Healthcare’s ambitious research portfolio, addressing questions that matter for health and social care. The School is a lead partner in major initiatives, including the NIHR School for Social Care Research (Phase IV), NICHE-Leeds (a science-care partnership), the NIHR Social Care Workforce Research Partnership, an NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (‘Accelerated Healing and Rehabilitation’ theme), the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire & Humber (‘Health and Care in Our Ageing Society’ theme) and a NIHR National Evaluation Team (ROSE-NET).

The post holder will be involved in a range of projects across the School’s research portfolio. Initially, they will actively contribute to the NIHR National Evaluation Team (ROSE-NET). ROSE-NET works in close partnership with policy makers, service leaders, patient and public representatives to co-produce evaluations addressing real-world challenges. These policy-led evaluations span diverse health and social care areas, aiming to deliver rapid, rigorous, and relevant evidence to inform decisions about large-scale innovations in services across England.

We don't just “do research”; we build capacity, develop skills and mobilise knowledge - working with people accessing health and social care, their families, practitioners, providers, commissioners, policy makers to make a difference in practice and policy. The post holder will need to be flexible and collaborative in their approach. This is an excellent opportunity to work with experts in applied health and care research.

The post holder will work closely with Professor Karen Spilsbury (Healthcare) and Professor Andy Clegg (Leeds Institute of Health Sciences), along with colleagues from the University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

What we offer in return

· 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!

· Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary

· Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.

· Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.

· Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

If you are looking for a role that will develop your research skills and you as a leader whilst working in a successful and supportive team, apply today.

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route  

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page. For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Karen Spilsbury

Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 30 Jan 2026

Section: Research

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum