Graduate Research Assistant

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences 

This full-time post is available from September 2025 on a fixed-term basis until 31st March 2028 in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements. 

The post 

The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences wishes to recruit a 1.0 FTE Graduate Research Assistant to join a small, focussed team funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Evidence Synthesis Programme and tasked with conducting responsive, high quality systematic reviews to support pressing public health and health service priority issues. The successful applicant will join Isca Evidence, a multidisciplinary team of systematic reviewers, epidemiologists, statisticians, health economists, information specialists, clinical experts and members of the public, in producing responsive, high-quality outputs under strict deadlines. 

As part of this post, you will have an important role in supporting academic teams in the end-to-end management of evidence syntheses with real-world impact. 

About you 

You will be a graduate trainee with a relevant degree in a field related to health services research for example medical sciences, statistics, or economics, and a demonstrated career commitment to working in health services research. Working within Isca Evidence you will support evidence synthesis projects for the Department of Health and Social Care.   

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role. 

What we can offer you 

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research; 
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly  
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development 
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career 
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy 
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon. 

The University of Exeter  

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.  

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment 

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces. 

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.   

Further information 

For further information please contact Jo Thompson Coon, e-mail j.thompson-coon@exeter.ac.uk or G.J. Melendez-Torres, email g.j.melendez-torres@exeter.ac.uk  

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