Research Assistant

Job description:

Are you interested in conducting applied health psychological research which involves both quantitative and qualitative methods? Perhaps you want to pursue a PhD, but would like more research experience first? We have an exciting opportunity in the Department of Psychology for someone with a passion for health related research to build on these skills and support a project funded by the White Rose Consortium. We are seeking candidates with a good honours degree in Psychology, and subject knowledge in Health Psychology. As this role involves assisting the Primary Investigator to manage the day to day activities of the research project, you will also need experience of conducting your own research, and be able to manage your time effectively. We are an impactful department with over 85% of our research classed as world-leading or internationally excellent in the last Research Excellence Framework. Our department is made up of a friendly, and vibrant community of academic staff, postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers. If you are passionate about Health Psychology, and want to gain further experience in conducting mixed methods research and contributing to research outputs, then we would love to hear from you.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities,a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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