In January 2025, researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) and the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at King’s College London in collaboration with Black Thrive Global and two international partners in the United States and Sweden, received funding for a new study aiming to advance race equity in health and social care structures.

 

This bold research programme, titled Collective Action for Race Equity in Health and Social Care (CARE-HSC), aims to address and dismantle structural factors that perpetuate racial discrimination and harassment within care systems.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Qualitative Research Associate to join CARE-HSC, specifically working on ‘Workstream 2: Informal Carers’ co-led by Dr Juliana Onwumere and Cllr Dr Jacqui Dyer (Black Thrive Global).

 

This workstream focusses on Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods with peer researchers to better understand how racially minoritised informal carers are impacted by and resist inequities, addressing key theoretical gaps and co-develop culturally safe tools and models of integrated health and social care.

 

The successful candidate will qualitatively explore experiences of informal carers, across different life stages (i.e., young carers, working and older aged carers) about racism, discrimination and coping linked to caregiving roles, including care pathways and provision and psycho-social impacts on service experiences.

 

The postholder will contribute to data collection, analysis, publications, and dissemination, and support training and supervision within the team. They will work closely with CARE-HSC colleagues and stakeholders to produce meaningful, inclusive research and contribute to the overall coordination of the programme.

 

 

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.