Senior Postdoctoral Researcher School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Offer Description: 24 months, Fixed-Term, Whole-Time Post Funded by Horizon Europe under the EU Cancer Mission, TRANSCEND-XR is an innovative project aiming to co-create and evaluate a digital health intervention using Extended Reality (XR) to support adolescent and young adult testicular cancer survivors across Europe. The TRANSCEND-XR intervention will improve awareness of late effects, address unmet supportive care needs, and enhance quality of life. Co-developed with survivors, care partners, and healthcare professionals, TRANSCEND-XR will be evidence-based, ethically grounded, and scalable in real-world settings. More information on the project can be found here: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101214413 The Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher will serve as the Project Manager for the TRANSCEND-XR project. In this capacity, they will be primarily responsible for overseeing and executing the project in close collaboration with the Principal Investigator/Project Coordinator and research teams spanning 12 European countries. Their role will encompass comprehensive project management duties, as well as active involvement in the scientific aspects of the project, including data collection, analysis, and data management. The Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher will have postdoctoral/postgraduate research experience as well as experience in the management and administration of multi-stakeholder research projects with a working knowledge of healthcare research (preferably focused on cancer) and/or research funding agencies such as Horizon Europe, Health Research Board, and/or Research Ireland, among others. Project - TRANSCEND-XR: Co-creation and implementation of an intervention to improve the understanding of TesticulaR cANcer late effects and unmet Supportive CarE NeeDs of AYA survivors using eXtended Reality For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/ The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process. Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Mohamad Saab, Professor of Nursing and TRANSCEND-XR Project Coordinator, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tel: + 353 (0) 21 490 1467; Email: [email protected] For further information on the Department: https://www.ucc.ie/en/nursingmidwifery/ University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks. We value the enrichment that comes from a diverse community and seek to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of each individual in line with equality legislation. We encourage applicants to consult our Dignity and Respect Policy and learn more about our EDI related initiatives. Salary: €55,399 - €60,250 p.a. (IUA PD2 Research Salary Scale) Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy. We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process. Please note i

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Source: euraxess.ec.europa.eu