Please forward this position information to those you might think interested. Lancaster University Research Associate in Design for health at ImaginationLancaster Grade 7 (£30,594 - £35,469). 'Design for Change and Flexibility within Health Providers' (DFC) is an 18 months research project part of an EPSRC funded innovation centred called HACIRIC (Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre – www.haciric.org). The role of the Research Associate will be to support the research team to carry out research into existing NHS innovation practices and tools and to co-develop and experiment with design and creative tools during a collaborative research project with North Lancashire Teaching Primary Care Trust. The research will adopt the following methodologies: literature review, case studies, interviews, video ethnography and participatory design workshops. Informal inquiries: Dr Daniela Sangiorgi, Lecturer in Design, e-mail: [log in to unmask] Instructions on how to apply can be found via the University's website http://www.personnel.lancs.ac.uk/CurrentVacancies.aspx Closing date for application: 16 January 2009 Daniela Sangiorgi [log in to unmask]