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A Research Assistant post is available at Bath as part of the Tobacco Control Research Group.

You will be joining a friendly and dynamic team of multidisciplinary researchers and academics working at the cutting edge of public health research.

About the role

You will be expected to provide research support to a number of academic leads in the research team. The role will therefore be varied, providing many opportunities for skills growth and training.

Core elements of the role will include data collection for maintaining and updating the tobacco supply chain database, a database of international trade and companies that sustain the tobacco industry, published on TobaccoTactics.org, and helping to maintain and update other databases and existing content on the TobaccoTactics site.

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis.

About you

• Have good attention to detail.
• Strong team work ethic.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Be an excellent communicator.
• Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Experience working with data in excel.

About the Department

The Department for Health is dedicated to providing a supportive and inclusive environment for our staff and students. We hold a Bronze Athena Swann award and are committed to enabling a positive working culture that values and recognises collaboration and cooperation as an important part of academic life.

We have been ranked in the top 10 in the 2021 QS World Rankings for Sport-related subjects for the last 2 years. Our research is organised around three themes: Lifelong Health and Wellbeing, Improving Human Function, and a Fair and Vibrant Society.

In the recent Research Excellence Framework exercise (REF2021), we were rated 6th in the country (Sports & Exercise Sciences, Leisure & Tourism, Unit of Assessment), with 98% of our outputs considered either world leading or internationally excellent (i.e. 3-4*).

For any informal discussions please contact Dr Rosemary Hiscock [email protected] and Dr John Mehegan [email protected]

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

We aim to be an inclusive 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, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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