Research Assistant - AnDY Research Clinic

Location: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3EL

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

The Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research is a newly funded research centre to conduct world class research that contributes to a world where differences between children and young people are understood and accepted, strengths are capitalised on, and mental health difficulties are prevented or addressed early in life.   

This is an exciting opportunity for a research assistant to support the clinical and research activities of the Anxiety and Depression in children and Young people (AnDY) Research Clinic - Oxford. The clinic provides assessment and psychological treatment of anxiety and related disorders and depression in young people across Oxfordshire. We are committed to improving the understanding and treatment of these disorders. Our clinic is a collaboration between the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre ‘Mental Health in Development’ theme, the University of Oxford, and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including: 

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

The post is available on a flexible hybrid basis. The minimum on-site time is 3 days/week for a full-time post.

About the Role

The post is funded until the end of March 2028 and is based in the Department of Psychiatry based at the Life and Mind Building.

You will support routine clinical assessments with children, young people, and families as part of a clinical and research team. You will coordinate and support the collection of high-quality clinical data for use in innovative research projects. You will also contribute to research outputs and project activities, including data analysis, reports, presentations, and publications for a range of audiences.

About You

You will hold a first degree in Psychology together with relevant experience. You will have experience working with children and young people with mental health difficulties or neurodiversity, ideally within an NHS or UK clinical environment. You will have experience with conducting research to protocol and developing research procedures. Experience of conducting research in child/young people’s mental health settings would be desirable.

Diversity

Committed to equality and valuing diversity, our active Psychiatry People and Culture teams  and initiatives including our values and behaviours framework, work to make the Department of Psychiatry as supportive, welcoming and inclusive as possible.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. Please see the University pages on the application process at https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/application-process

The closing date for applications is Monday, 6^th July. Interviews will take place on Monday, 27^th July and will be in-person.

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