Casual Research Assistant/research Trainee

2 weeks ago

East Midlands, United Kingdom UNIVERSITY OF YORK Full time
Casual Research Assistant/Research Trainee (Data Collection)

Department:

Education

Hours of work:

Full-time or part-time, flexible 3-5 days a week (minimum 3 consecutive days)

Contract type:

Casual, 5 weeks from 18 September to 20 October 2023

Salary:

£15.43-£18.30 per hour (dependent on experience)

Tuesday 13thJune 2023

Interview Dates:

W/c 19thJune 2023

The interview will be completed remotely via Zoom.

Training Dates:

1 day training September 2023 (Date TBC)


Training will be carried out face-to-face at the University of York (you will be paid to attend training, travel costs will be covered, and lunch/refreshments will be provided).


Locations:

The role will involve travel to participating Early Years settings in the following locations

North-East:
Northumberland, Darlington, County Durham, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees

East Midlands:
Leicester Leicestershire; North Northamptonshire; Rutland; West Northamptonshire, and (possibly) Lincolnshire

It would be beneficial if you lived in or close to any of these areas. Alternatively, you may live in other areas and be willing to travel and stay overnight.

How to Apply:

Introduction

The Department of Education seeks casual research assistants to assist with data collection for the EEF-funded Communication Friendly Settings efficacy trial.

Communication Friendly Settings is a whole-setting programme that aims to promote the speech, language and communication skills of all children.

It aims to do so through providing whole setting CPD designed to improve the quality and quantity of interactions between staff and children.

Researchers at The University of York and The University of Sheffield are evaluating the impact of the programme using a randomised controlled trial design.

Further information on the study can be found at:

Main purpose of the role

Researchers in the Department of Education, University of York, are recruiting a number of temporary Research Assistants/Research Trainees to work on the evaluation of the Communication Friendly Settings programme as described above.


The purpose of the role will be to attend pre-scheduled visits to early years settings to administer one-to-one assessments with children aged 3-4 years old.

The assessments are the Oxford LanguageScreen and the Renfrew action Picture Test. The assessments will predominantly be conducted via tablets provided for the tasks.

Each assessment will take approximately 20 minutes per child and each setting will have approximately 12 children to be assessed.

Research assistants will be scheduled to visit settings individually or in pairs. Visits will take place between 18thSeptember and 20thOctober 2023.

Full training will be provided to ensure research assistants are prepared for the setting visits and able to administer the assessments correctly.


The role will involve travel as data collection will take place in early years settings in and around the North East and the East Midlands.

Travelling time to and from schools is classed as part of the working day and will be paid at the hourly rate.

It would be beneficial if you lived in one of these regions.

It is desirable (but not essential) that you can drive and have access to a vehicle in order to visit settings (you would require a full driving licence and would need to add 'business use' to your car insurance policy, if you do not already have this, which may or may not incur additional charges which cannot be reimbursed).

You can claim 45p per mile when using your own car to visit schools. If you live outside of the areas listed above, overnight stays are highly likely.

Accommodation and rail travel (if applicable) will be booked by the research team in advance and you will be able to claim back expenses according to the University of York Travel and Expenses Policy.


Appointment for this position is dependent on a clear enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which will be undertaken if you have been successful following interview, as this role involves visits to settings and one-to-one work with children. Evidence of entitlement to live and work in the UK will also be required.

  • To conduct research under the supervision of senior colleagues and to contribute to the production of research
  • To assist in the identification and development of potential areas of research and the development of proposals for independent or collaborative research projects
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(Role holders will be required to undertake some or all of the duties below)

  • To undertake assessments in accordance with training received from the Communication friendly Settings research study evaluation team.
  • To undertake any reasonable associated administrative tasks (e.g. if traveling by public transport, you may be asked to create travel plans well in advance of visits so the research team can book your travel. This would involve working out which trains you need to get to arrive on time at t

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