Research Assistant (Qualitative and Quantitative)

About the role

In this role, you will provide support to the NIHR funded (PERFORM) Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions(multimorbidity) and to facilitate setting up of trial sites whilst contributing as a team member within the Centre of Exercise and Rehabilitation Centre (CERS) in Leicester. The Centre is based in the Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit at Glenfield Hospital.

You will be responsible for- organising the research outputs and activities for the multi-centre trials, alongside taking an active role in collecting, evaluating and interpreting research data, with the opportunity to contribute to the writing and publication of journal papers. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to other research projects undertaken by Prof Sally Singh’s research team.

About you

You will have a postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline with some evidence of previous research productivity, alongside experience in qualitative and quantitative health research.

You must be a highly organised individual, with experience of working independently to efficiently and appropriately deal with any unforeseen problems or issues, while also able to contribute as part of a wider team.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor Sally Singh on ss1119@leicester.ac.uk

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.
 
As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community.
 
We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 because the appointee will have substantial access to young people and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, an appointment to this post will be subject to checking and appropriate clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The successful applicant for this post will, therefore, be required to give consent for the University to check with the DBS for the existence and content of any criminal record in the form of an Standard Disclosure. Information received from the DBS and the police will be kept in strict confidence and will be destroyed once the University is satisfied in this regard.

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