Location: | Birmingham |
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Salary: | £27,929 to £31,411 per annum (Grade SS4) |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 1st February 2023 |
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Closes: | 17th February 2023 |
Job Ref: | S323 |
Contract:
Fixed-term (12 months), Full-time
Job Overview:
Are you excited by health-based research and either have experience or an interest in health simulation? If so you are invited to apply for the role of Research Assistant to work in the Department of Health alongside a range of experienced, innovative and passionate health care professionals.
The University has recently been successful in being awarded funding by Health Education England to grow placement capacity for our healthcare students, through innovative Simulation Based Education projects and this is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our Department as a research assistant
The successful candidate, you will undertake qualitative research involving interviews and focus groups with pre-registration nursing and physiotherapy students, academic staff, support staff and stakeholders. You will also contribute to data analysis, evaluation of the project and publication of the research findings.
You will have an honours degree (2:1 or above) and have experience of undertaking primary research.
You will be self-motivated and able to work independently but you will also be a team player. You must be a good communicator and able to present information on research progress and outcomes to different audiences.
Some of the key responsibilities include:
For an informal chat about the role please contact Professor Kathryn Riley k.ariley@ucb.ac.uk
If you meet the desired criteria on the person specification and have enthusiasm for working in a health education environment, then please apply.
This will be a varied, interesting and challenging role which requires flexibility and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
Benefits:
Closing Date:
Friday 17 February 2023 at midday.
Interview Dates:
TBC
Standard Information:
UCB is an equal opportunities employer.
University College Birmingham is proud to have been voted UK University of the Year in the prestigious 2022 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. We are also the best university for Student Support. The awards are voted for by students showcasing the incredible relationships we foster here at University College Birmingham between Staff and Students.
UCB has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked sixth in the 2022 Guardian League Tables and named the runner-up in the Times University of the Year 2022 and the Times University of the Year 2022 for Teaching Quality.
All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.
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