# About you:
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: **Essential criteria** 1. PhD awarded in relevant subject area
2. Experience of academic team leadership and contributing to strategic level discussions and decision-making
3. Experience and/or knowledge of applying for research and/or fellowship grants and successful grant writing
4. Excellent communication and rapport-building skills with research colleagues and stakeholders
5. Experience of providing advice to others on using research methods, especially mixed methods and/or qualitative methods and/or implementation science methods
6. Experience of managing project budgets
7. Demonstrating initiative and autonomy in the management of day-to-day tasks and anticipating and managing problems that may affect the achievement of RSS objectives and deadlines **Desirable criteria** 1. Experience of implementation science research and/or AI.
2. Knowle...