Research Assistant

FTE: 0.6 fte (22.2 hours per week)  

Duration of Contract: Fixed term (14 months)

Salary: UH5 £27,181pa pro rata with potential to progress to £30,487pa pro rata by annual increments

Annual Leave: 35 days pro rata plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Main duties and responsibilities

You will provide research support in a nationally funded project. Supporting the project lead to ensure that study milestones and deliverables are achieved according to quality standards and timelines. You will be involved in all aspects of the project from set up to delivery including contributing to project organisation, documentation, meetings, data collection, reporting and dissemination. You will play a key role in stakeholder mapping, planning and co-facilitating meetings and workshops with young people and adult stakeholders, supporting young people’s involvement in the project and associated evaluation.

Skills and experience

You must have demonstrable research experience at undergraduate level and experience of participation, youth work and/or public involvement with young people. As well as good written and oral communication skills, this post requires the ability to communicate with different individuals and audiences, including young people. The focus of the post is on working collaboratively with project partners and stakeholders in a real-world setting. You must be organised, responsible, capable of using your own initiative and working to tight deadlines with accuracy whilst dealing with conflicting priorities. You may be required to deal with sensitive material with strict confidentiality.

You must be prepared to travel to the University, north-east London and elsewhere to undertake your responsibilities.

Qualifications required

Educated with a minimum of a degree (or equivalent level 6 qualification) or proven relevant experience.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 as amended. The University requires that the successful applicant who is offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. An Enhanced Disclosure with child barred list will be required and this will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions. The University of Hertfordshire complies with the ‘Code of Practice for Registered Persons and other recipients of Disclosure Information’.

Overseas applicants and UK applicants who have lived abroad

Successful applicants who have lived outside the UK, for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total), in the last 10 years, will be required to produce a ‘Certificate of Good Character/Conduct’ from each of those countries.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

An appointment to this role may require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Dr Louca-Mai Brady, l.m.brady@herts.ac.uk

Interview Date: TBC

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