Colive-Mh CAMHRA Lived Fellow

Job title: COLIVE-MH CAMHRA Lived Experience Fellow

Department: School of Anthropology, Gender and Media Studies

Contract Type: Fixed Term to 30th November 2027

Grade: G6

Salary: £35,749.57 - £42,207.57 per annum inclusive of London Allowance (pro rata £14,299.83 to £16,883.03 based on 0.4

FTE)

Location: Bloomsbury, London

Hours: 14 hours per week

SOAS University of London is the leading Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. SOAS University of London is positioned to play a leading role in reimagining higher education globally, with a new strategic plan in place as the basis for the renewal and revitalisation of the School which commits SOAS to both student responsiveness and research intensity.

SOAS is moving towards a new model of international partnerships which is responsive to the transnational character of our global challenges.

About the Department:

Centre for Anthropology and Mental Health Research in Action is a globally oriented and locally connected Centre of excellence for cutting edge anthropological research, education and public engagement in the field of mental health. It works to promote research on critical issues of inequality in access, experience and outcomes of mental health care with benefits for marginalised groups in the London area and cascading effects at national and global levels, and with special emphasis on mental health lived-experience and clinical practice-based research, and coproduced research outputs.

About the Role

CAMHRA seeks to recruit a Lived Experience Fellow with a background in medical humanities and / or anthropology to contribute to the lived experience and ethnographic work streams of COLIVE-MH.

COLIVE-MH (Collaborative Living Evidence Platform for Common Metrics in Mental Health) is a two-year international initiative funded by the Wellcome Trust, designed to establish an up-to-date, open access evidence synthesis platform on the psychometric properties of four widely used mental health measures:

• PHQ-9 – Patient Health Questionnaire (adult depression)
• GAD-7 – Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire (adult anxiety)
• WHODAS-12 – World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (adult functioning/disability)
• RCADS – Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (child and youth anxiety and depression)

The platform is designed to support the global harmonization of mental health measurement tools, with a strong emphasis on transparency, co-production, and equity.

The COLIVE-MH project includes:

• Co-production with people with lived experience and international partners to ensure relevance, inclusion, and global usability.
• Conduct of three parallel systematic reviews focused on the PHQ-9, GAD-7, and WHODAS, respectively, within the METHODS team (a fourth review focused on the RCADS will be conducted externally by project partners)
• Display of the results on a website interface

We seek an excellent candidate who has experience of working on mental health research projects with successful lived experience involvement.

The post holder will work with the Co-Investigator and COLIVE-MH CAMHRA Postdoctoral Researcher to ensure effective inclusion of lived experience voices in the design and development of the COLIVE-MH platform. They will also work with the Co-Investigator and COLIVE-MH Postdoctoral Researcher to provide mentorship and pastoral care to lived experience experts involved with the development of COLIVE-MH in Canada, the UK and LMIC countries.

We would strongly welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of mental health service use, and those from underrepresented groups.

You can find further information on the key criteria for the role in the Job Description and Person Specification, along with a full list of duties and responsibilities, which can be found on the SOAS website.

How to Apply:

Professional Services - Please complete the online application form and upload your CV and a supporting statement

Closing date: 31st January 2026

Interviews to be held: February 2026

Further information

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