This opportunity is for Postgraduate Researchers who began receiving ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) funding in or after Autumn 2024 to undertake a Research in Practice (RinP) placement as part of their studentship.
Key Placement Information
Closing Date
Thursday 30th April 2026
Start Date
Negotiable from 1st June 2026
Duration
3-months (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time or Part-time
Flexible
In Person, Online or Hybrid
Mostly online
Job Sector
Public
Project Areas
Focus Group Facilitation, Qualitative Methods
How to Apply
Submit a CV, cover letter and the ESRC funding permission form
Applicant Eligibility
This opportunity is only accepting applications from Postgraduate Researchers who began receiving ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) funding in or after Autumn 2024 to undertake a Research in Practice (RinP) placement as part of their studentship.
Project Description
The Working with Dementia (WWD) Network Plus is an ESRC, NIHR and Alzheimer’s Society funded initiative which aims to address the social and financial inequalities for those affected by dementia in employment.
This project aims to explore, with key stakeholder groups, what a dementia inclusive university would look and feel like. Working across five collaborating UK institutions, this project will involve a series of focus groups of university employees, students, human resource staff and managers, and people living with dementia who regularly visit university campuses for research, education or other engagement activities.
The research will use Nominal Group Technology (NGT), a consensus building method that is appropriate for idea generation and determining priorities on a single issue. The researcher will recruit, organise and facilitate the NGT focus groups.
Analysis of qualitative data will be carried out using Reflexive Thematic Analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2022), and alongside the ranked priority lists, will allow us to identify shared values and areas of good practice, alongside barriers to creating a dementia inclusive university.
The expected outputs of the project will be a short report that will be published on the WWD website as well as a charter for Dementia Inclusive Universities that will be shared with institutions to encourage adoption.
Access full details and application instructions here: Working With Dementia Network - Creating Dementia Inclusive Universities
Download the ESRC placement and funding permissions form
Please note this opportunity has been advertised across multiple Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs).
