Graduate Research Assistant Exeter, England
Job description
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
This Hybrid role is on a part-time fixed-term basis.
The post
The Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) wishes to recruit a Graduate Research Assistant to support the work of Dr Bianca Wiering. This NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) funded post will be for 90%FTE and is available from 16th October 2023 for 12 months, with the potential for hybrid working. The successful applicant will work with the NIHR South-West Peninsula Clinical Research Network, the NIHR Clinical Research Network Greater Manchester, GP surgeries, public and patient collaborators, and the research project team.
The post will include liaising with the NIHR CRNs and GP surgeries to recruit ~30 GPs for vignettes and interviews, undertaking face to face and online interviews, coding and analysing transcripts using appropriate qualitative methods, working with Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) members, presenting progress updates orally and in writing, contributing to writing peer review publications, and presenting the study at national and international conferences.
About you
The successful applicant will have experience of undertaking qualitative research and be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing, and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.
Applicants will be educated to at least a first degree level or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study or equivalent experience and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes.
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What we can offer you
- Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research
- Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
- An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
- Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
- A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
- A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon.
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 and the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities released by Shanghai Rankings).
Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99% of our research is of international quality and our world-leading research impact is growing faster than any other Russell Group university (2021 Research Excellence Framework). We are using the power of our education and research to create a sustainable, healthy and socially just future. Our shared purpose and vision continually moves us forward to make a difference to our people, our communities, our partners and the world around us. Read about our world leading research on Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO City of Literature
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
For further information please contact Dr Bianca Wiering, e-mail [email protected]
The closing date for completed applications is 25th September 2023. Interviews are expected to take place in the first week of October.
