Research Assistant/Associate

1 month ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

Company description:

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Job description:

The Role


The School of Pharmacy has established a programme of outreach activities, where undergraduate students are providing public health services to members of the public in various settings. This initiative has grown in scale and there is much interest from stakeholder across health care settings and from local authorities. Organisations from around the country are developing similar initiatives. There is a need to investigate the impact of the activities being undertaken by undergraduate students.

This is important for the partners with whom the School of Pharmacy is collaborating with and wider stakeholders, such as other providers and commissioners of such services.

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant/Associate to work on a mixed-methods evaluation of this programme of outreach activities.

The project is being funded by the Newcastle Health Innovation Partners.

You will be employed by the School of Pharmacy at the Newcastle University with affiliation to Population Health Sciences Institute.

You will be responsible for delivery of the evaluation project.

You will undertake the data collection and be responsible for the day to day running of the project.

The position is available on a full time, fixed term basis, to start immediately and is tenable for 13 months from start date.

For more information about the role please reach out to Dr Hamde Nazar (hamde.nazar@newcastle.ac.uk).

You will report to Dr Hamde Nazar and will be provided with support, guidance and (if needed) methodological training by members of the project team.

The other team members include Dr Matthew Copper and Dr Charlotte Richardson.

Key Accountabilities
•    Manage project and administrative activities. This involves small scale project management, to co-ordinate multiple aspects of project to meet deadlines
•    Execute a mixed methods evaluation in conjunction with and support from the project team, which includes: developing data collection tools, undertaking data collection, data analysis and reporting of findings
•    Update relevant knowledge and undertake any further training that may be required to undertake the project
•    Organise and lead stakeholder meetings which will consider findings from the evaluation
•    Present findings from the project at internal and external meetings and/or conferences
•    Draft scientific papers from the project and participate in other dissemination activities
•    Other reasonable duties as required

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience 
•    Ability to manage academic research and associated activities
•    Previous experience of contributing to publications/presentations
•    Experience of co-ordinating and delivering stakeholder activities
•    Track record of presenting at conferences and writing papers (appropriate for career stage)
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to write for publication, present research proposals and results, and represent the research group at meetings
•    Proven organisational skills 
•    Strong administrative skills
•    Possess sufficient Information Technology (computer) skills to meet the needs of the project
•    Willingness to learn new research skills
•    Willingness to work flexibly in order to meet project’s demands

Desirable
•    Possess sufficient specialist knowledge or research experience in the topic and/or mixed methodology
•    Experience of independently managing a discrete area of a research project
•    Experience of actively collaborating in the development of research articles for publication

 

£31,396 to £44,263 per annum



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