Research Assistant

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Contract type: Fixed term (Fixed Term from 1^st November 2025 until 30 April 2026 to complete a specific task or time limited work, including the need for specific expertise or additional resource for a project.)

You will contribute to a programme of research, funded by the Horne Family Charitable Trust, which aims to increase the evidence base on Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) experiences of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with a view to highlighting the implications for clinical practice. A recently completed PhD (PhD1) study, supervised by Dr Andrea Hollomotz and Professor Helen Ford at the University of Leeds explores the experiences of women with MS who are experiencing DVA, including when they realised they were experiencing DVA, the nature of their help-seeking, and how they would like to be supported by healthcare practitioners and wider DVA services. This is twinned with a PhD (PhD2) at the University of Nottingham, which explores the views of healthcare staff who support people with MS. You will join the project as PhD2 is nearing completion.

As a Horne Family Charitable Trust Research Fellow, you will be based in the School of Sociology and Social Policy (SSP). Due to the interdisciplinary nature of this work, you will be mentored by Dr Andrea Hollomotz (SSP) and Professor Helen Ford from the School of Medicine. You will be joining a wider team of researchers associated with the Horne Family Charitable Trust program of research on DVA and MS.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more! 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

 Dr Andrea Hollomotz, Associate Professor, School of Sociology and Social Policy

Email: A.Hollomotz@leeds.ac.uk

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