Research Assistant

This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed Bath Mental Health Research Group (MHRG) at the University of Bath. The MHRG is funded for 5 years by the National Institute for Health Research. The focus of our work is applied research aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. 

This part-time, fixed-term (12-months, 0.2FTE) post will be based in-person in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath. 

About the role 

This Research Assistant post will focus on utilising large scale, electronic healthcare linked longitudinal data, to understand the identification of, and healthcare provision for, children with neurodiversity within healthcare systems. The successful applicant will bring strong training and/or experience in advanced data-analysis methods, and an enthusiasm for working with large datasets, including datasets with linked healthcare data. The successful applicant will need to already have, or be eligible for, accreditation as an Office for National Statistics Researcher. Previous experience of conducting research focused on the mental health of children and/or young people is essential.  

We have a clear commitment to skills training and career development for all research staff in the MHRG. You will work under the supervision of world-leading clinicians and academics. The Bath MHRG is partnering with the Universities of Bristol and Exeter (as part of the GW4 network) and there may be opportunities to work with researchers at partner institutions. 

You will also have opportunities to receive further research training (e.g., in PPIE or good clinical practice). 

Additional information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:

Professor Sarah Halligan (slh54@bath.ac.uk), or Professor Graeme Fairchild (gf353@bath.ac.uk).  

As a member of Research Staff at the University of Bath, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you:

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning & more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath

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