Communications Lead SEISMIC SHIFT (812434)
Salary Range: £47,389 - £58,225
FTE: 1 (35 hours/week)
Term: Fixed Term (three years)
Closing Date: 23/06/2026
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated graphic designer Communications Lead for the development and delivery of
communications, engagement and knowledge exchange for the NIHR/ESPRC funded SEISMIC SHIFT research project. The
system design led health research project seeks to improve the lives of people living with multiple long-term conditions.
In summary, this role has both applied and strategic aspects to it and will involve:
• production of key communication and engagement assets for the project,
• maintaining and developing project profile and visibility across a number of media spaces (from physical exhibitions
to digital platforms and social media)
• strategic planning and implementation of project communications.
SEISMIC SHIFT (Systems Engineering Innovation Hubs for Multiple Long-Term Conditions: Systemic Health Innovation for
Transformation) is an Innovation Partnership funded jointly by the NIHR and EPSRC as part of a £25m investment to
improve the lives of people living with multiple long-term conditions. Our vision is to move from disease-based to symptom-
focused health delivery - whole person, whole system, whole life. This collaborative research programme brings together
the University of Strathclyde, NHS partners, systems design and engineering researchers, clinical and health-services
researchers, health and care professionals, patients, carers, and a broad ecosystem of industry and public-sector
stakeholders. Together, we aim to drive systemic health innovation transformation. SEISMIC SHIFT is developing and
implementing new system-based approaches to re-configuring health and care delivery. By conducting a series of
interventions across three integrated workstreams, the partnership is generating research insights and translational
knowledge to strengthen and embed systems expertise in real-world health delivery. Our overarching goal is a system-
based redesign of health and care that shifts the focus from disease specialisms to symptom clusters - reflecting lived
experience and enabling more personalised, comprehensive, and preventative care. This includes attention to modifiable
risk factors, health promotion, and a wider salutogenic vision for health and care provision.
The University of Strathclyde is a research-intensive leading international technological university based in the heart of
Glasgow. Strathclyde is ‘the place of useful learning’ and is recognised internationally for its close working
relationships/partnerships with businesses, industry, and government. We are home to a vibrant, global community of
22,000 students from over 100 countries and more than 3,000 staff.
Working closely with colleagues across the NIHR/EPSRC-funded SEISMIC SHIFT research project that takes a systems
approach to improving the lives of people living with multiple long-term conditions, you will have significant, demonstrable
prior experience of graphic design as well ideally familiarity with a research communications role and interest in system
design-led research and the health and social care sector. You will have a consistently high level of personal responsibility
and initiative, and be able to respond independently to queries and use sound judgement to deal with daily, unforeseen
problems and circumstances. Your communication and dissemination skills, graphic, written, and interpersonal, will be
outstanding, and you will be able to work comfortably with a wide range of colleagues from different backgrounds.
The successful candidate will be an independent knowledge exchange communication design professional who can create,
develop and implement communications and engagement objectives, projects and plans; co-ordinate and implement a
programme of communications and dissemination activity; write and commission high-quality content for external audiences
and partners; generate interest in the programme through engagement with external organisations and professional
communities; and strengthen the visibility, connectivity and influence of SEISMIC SHIFT across health, care, policy and wider
stakeholder environments. This role will be central to ensuring that programme learning, outputs and opportunities are
communicated effectively and translated into benefit for diverse audiences. You will interact closely with the whole
consortium of engineering researchers and healthcare partners and across three workstreams. You will have access to
modern research facilities that support your work, including the Leonardo Suite at DMEM. The working atmosphere is
open and collaborative, with ample opportunity for daily interaction and knowledge sharing across academia and health
service partners
Formal interviews for this post will be held shortly following the closing date in June/early July
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Professor Anja Maier, Project Lead and Head of Department(anja.maier@strath.ac.uk). See also seismicshift.org and https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR157433.
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Communications Lead SEISMIC SHIFT (812434)
Department: Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management
Posted: 12/06/2026
Closing date: 23/06/2026
Closing time: 23:59