The Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation (HDRM) project has run since 2018 and is funded by a Health Research Board (HRB) Emerging Investigator Award awarded to Dr Niamh Humphries. Doctor retention and high rates of doctor emigration have significant implications for the Irish health system. The ongoing challenges within the Irish health system – difficult working conditions, staff shortages and patient over-crowding impede the ability of health professionals to provide good quality care and are depleting morale in the medical workforce. HDRM has sought to better align retention policy with the everyday working conditions of hospital doctors. This phase of the HDRM project seeks to generate insight into the everyday work experiences of public health doctors, who have been at the centre of Ireland’s pandemic response.

We seek to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher for approximately 12 months. The successful candidate will work with the PI to ensure the successful delivery of the HDRM project. Although this is a short-term post, this is also envisaged as a career enhancing role, with a strong emphasis on research outputs, opportunity to present at national/international conferences. The PI will work with the successful candidate to support their long-term career progression, assisting them to lead their own research funding applications and supporting them to achieve career progression.