Senior Research Assistant, Active, Engaged

3 weeks ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff Metropolitan University Full time

Job reference

23REQ0002754

Date posted

23/01/2024

Application closing date

06/02/2024

Location

Cyncoed Campus

Salary

Grade 4 A/B £14.50 per hour (plus 14% holiday pay)

Package

Casual. 75 hours per annum pro rata.

Contractual hours

0

Basis

Part Time

Job category/type

Research

Job description

**The opportunity**

This role will have the purpose of supporting the ACTIF research team to recruit participants and volunteers and undertake group assessment sessions. The successful applicant will work with the Director of the Centre for Health, Activity & Wellbeing Research and other members of the ACTIF research team in the School of Sport and Health Sciences.

A total of 515 participants and 150 peer volunteers will take part, across three sites (West Midlands, Greater Manchester and South Wales). A comprehensive assessment pack (quantitative and qualitative measures) will be delivered at baseline, 6, 12 and 18 months. The Senior Research Assistant will be principally involved in these assessments of the participants and volunteers.

**Principal duties and responsibilities**:

- To contribute to data collection at the ACTIF research project participant and volunteer assessment sessions (at baseline, 6 and 18 months) in consultation with the Principal Investigator (CAWR Director).
- To conduct specific data collection at ACTIF assessment days including height, weight, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test.
- To administer and provide explanation on how to correctly wear an actigraph accelerometer (GENEActiv).
- To write the data collected through the assessments on the appropriate forms and format to ensure quality data is collected at assessment sessions.
- To support the ACTIF Research Associate to recruit participants and volunteers from the community and visit community groups and events.

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**What we are looking for someone who is**:

- able to communicate and work with older people.
- able to explain the reasons for undertaking the ACTIF assessment protocol to a lay audience, i.e. the older people participants.
- sociable and can help people feel at ease, at the ACTIF assessment days.
- be willing to undertake recruitment activities in community settings.
- able to undertake relevant training and development activities to be able to conduct the ACTIF assessments and develop capacity for taking on wider responsibilities.
- able to work to deadlines and manage competing priorities.

**Why join Cardiff Metropolitan University?**

In 2020, the University was named The Sunday Times ‘Welsh University of the Year 2021’; in 2021 it became the Times Higher Education ‘UK and Ireland University of the Year 2022’; and in 2022 it was ranked the top university in the UK in the People and Planet Green League.

The ACTIF project is situated in the Centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Research (cardiffmet.ac.uk) and is led by Prof Diane Crone, and delivered by Dr Chris Pugh and Dr Zsofia Szekeres (ACTIF Research Associate). The Centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Research (CAWR) is located in the Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences Home (cardiffmet.ac.uk) and has a lively and active Early Career Community (ECC) that forms part of the management structure of CAWR. It also organises and hosts its own social and research events, with its own budget. There is an opportunity for the successful applicant to become part of this thriving Early Career Community.

In addition, the University offers highly competitive terms and conditions including:

- Flexible and remote working opportunities.
- Excellent family friendly policies.
- Award winning sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership, plus subsidised physiotherapy/complementary therapy/sports massage.
- Access to all library facilities.
- Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work.
- Free family access to our independent specialist wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.

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