Research Assistant

The Department of Economics and the Department of International Business & Strategy seeks to appoint a part-time Research Assistant (2 days per week, 14 hours) to work on a project “Improving Staff Retention at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT) – Econometric Data Analytics, Probabilistic Forecasting and Management Intelligence”. This is a joint research project between the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT) and the University of Reading. Thus, you will join a team consisted by academics and practitioners.

You will have the following duties:

• Clean and format the secondary historical data from RBFT staff in an anonymised format.
• Identify key factors for staff retention by using econometric methods.
• Develop a probabilistic forecasting model for staff retention and evaluate the forecasting performance.
• Transpose the model to live data to predict future staff leaving risks.

In addition, you will be expected to produce academic papers to be submitted to academic journals, prepare research reports, and present the findings to academics and practitioners. You will gain valuable research experience in the analysis of a large database.

Closing date: (13th October 2024)
Interviews will be held: (23rd October 2024)

For further details on this role please contact:
Contact Name: Shixuan Wang
Contact Job Title: Associate Professor of Economics
Contact Email address: shixuan.wang@reading.ac.uk

Alternative Contact Name: Rita Fontinha
Alternative Contact Job Title: Associate Professor of Strategic Human Resource Management and Director of the World of Work Institute (Flexible Working)
Alternative Contact Email address: r.fontinha@henley.ac.uk

By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route.  Applicants wishing to consider the SWR must ensure that they are able to meet the points requirement before applying. Successful candidates not already holding a Skilled Worker visa issued before 4th April 2024 will have to have been ‘awarded’ their PhD before being able to be sponsored. There is further information about visas on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

Please see the job description and personal specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for further details.

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