The Role

We are excited to invite applications for an Artist in Residence to join the NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaborative (PSRC), based within the School of Pharmacy. This opportunity is part of the PSRC project’s aims to explore creative arts collaboration and its potential for public engagement. It is open to creative practitioners across a wide range of disciplines including visual and digital arts, film, dance, music, sound, performance, and more.

We are seeking proposals from artists with a socially engaged practice, particularly those experienced in working alongside people living with—or caring for those with—multiple long term conditions (MLTCs) from all backgrounds.

The successful artist will work closely with the PSRC’s leads for Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement (PPIE), the Director, and researchers across our themes. The role will involve developing activities and public facing creative outputs that respond to our research, reflect the lived experiences, insights, and feedback from patients and carers involved in NIHR [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] PSRC projects.

The successful applicant will have access to a flexible working space within the Faculty of Medical Science. Support for art activities and arts consumables will be available.

As part of your application, you will be asked to provide statement briefly describing your current work and the reasons for your interest in this residency and your CV.

You will also be asked to submit some samples of recent work. This may include:

• Up to 6 images.
• Creative writing samples.
• Online links to Film or video work (please provide time codes if over 5 minutes).
• Online links to Audio work (please provide time codes if over 5 minutes).

This post is 0.5/ FTE, fixed term for 12 months. This is expected to be 18.5 hours per week, and work patterns are flexible.

For informal enquiries about the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] PSRC contact: Professor Andy Husband PSRC Director on [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Find out more about the NIHR [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] PSRC here: Pioneering Patient Safety Research - PSRC

Find out more about the Faculty of Medical Sciences here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/

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Find out more about our Research Institutes here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/research/institutes/

For more information about the School of Pharmacy, please visit: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/pharmacy/.

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• A track record of publicly facing arts practice
• Experience of engaging and working with local communities

Desirable

• Experience in working within or alongside academic research teams.
• Experience in working alongside people living with—or caring for those with—multiple long term conditions (MLTCs)

Attributes and Behaviour

• The ability to maintain confidentiality and to handle difficult or sensitive situations
• Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative
• Ability to meet deadlines and to manage competing priorities
• Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively with others
• Ability to use initiative, prioritise and show a creative approach to problem solving

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We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

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