Research Assistant

We are seeking a highly motivated, proactive, and organised Research Assistant with excellent communication skills to support our research into the development and feasibility evaluation of a novel AI-based rhythmic movement intervention (DRUM-AI) for people with Huntington’s and Parkinson’s disease.

This research assistant position offers an exciting opportunity to join an interdisciplinary team and contribute to high-quality research combining psychology, digital health, and movement-based therapy. You will play a key role in data collection, analysis, dissemination, and supporting the overall success of the project by helping to deliver the project’s aims.

For informal enquiries, please contact: Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Metzler-BaddeleyC@cardiff.ac.uk

This position is full-time, available from September 2025 and fixed term for 23 months or until 31 August 2027 (whichever is soonest).

Salary: £33,482 - £36,130 per annum (Grade 5). Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances. Please note that it is not expected that we will appoint above grade 5.25, currently £33,482 per annum. 

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave (incl. bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It's an exciting and vibrant place to work with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.

Closing date: Wednesday, 10 September 2025

This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only.  We now invite external applications.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

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