Research Assistant in Health Equity

About the Role

Join an exciting collaboration between Coffee Afrik CIC and Queen Mary University of London's Health Equity Evidence Centre as Research Assistant in Health Equity. This unique position combines academic research with community action, supporting young people to lead peer research into violence prevention and mental health. You'll coordinate a programme employing 10 young people as PAC Leads, supporting them through research design, data collection, analysis and dissemination. Working 2 days at Abernethy Building, Whitechapel and 3 days at Coffee Afrik's Youth Hub, you'll receive weekly supervision from senior academics. This role offers the opportunity to make a real difference while advancing your research career in health equity and social justice.

About You

We're looking for a researcher with experience in participatory methods and community engagement. You'll have a degree in a relevant field and experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods. Experience working with young people is important, particularly creating safe spaces where they feel heard. Strong communication and organisational skills are key, in addition to managing timelines while building relationships with diverse stakeholders. We are also looking for someone who understands underserved communities experiencing systemic racism in East London. The role requires UK right to work eligibility.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health (WIPH) is an exciting and dynamic environment, home to 450 staff, 100 PhD students and 500 postgraduate taught students. It harnesses expertise across a wide range of population-based research and education activities and is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in population health, primary care and preventive medicine. The Institute is organised into six research centres which, though complementary and following the Institute’s strategic plan, also have Centre-specific objectives and requirements. The postholder will be based in the Centre for Primary Care

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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