Senior Research Co-Ordinator, The School of Nursing and Midwifery, 36 Months, Specific Purpose, Whole-Time Post
Position Summary
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 Research Coordinator 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 Research Coordinator will have extensive Post-Doctoral/Postgraduate research experience as well as experience in the management and administration of large, 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 Title:Co-creation and implementation of an intervention to improve the understanding of TesticulaR cANcer late effects and unmet Supportive CarENeeDs of adolescent and young adult survivors using eXtended Reality: TRANSCEND-XR
Post Duration:36 Months(with possibility to renew for additional 24 months)
Salary:€62,688 gross p.a. Personal Rate
For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/ Job ID:
088734
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr. Mohamad Saab, Senior Lecturer and TRANSCEND-XR Project Coordinator, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork; Email: msaab@ucc.ie
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal https://ore.ucc.ie/ Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie quoting the job-title and project name.
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Thursday 14th August 2025
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