Research Assistant

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant/Associate to work on theoretical and computational analysis of MHD waves generation by vortical drivers, the interaction of multiple vortex tubes located within intergranular lanes and how they contribute to the middle and upper solar atmosphere dynamics. Plasma flows in the Sun’s photosphere have the...

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? The Department of Sociological Studies is committed to understanding society and social change, and to research and teaching that improves people's lives, especially those of the most vulnerable. We are proud to be one of the top social science research departments in the UK, with a long history...

Why are brains the way they are? Do neural circuits function in an “optimal” way, and if so, in what sense are they optimal? How do brains encode sensory information and form associative memories? We are seeking a Research Assistant to study these fundamental questions in neuroscience in the olfactory system of the fruit fly Drosophila. You will join Dr...

**About the role** We are looking to hire one research assistant work alongside Dr Grace Horne to create ScissorNet, a new Craft/Historical resource that is dedicated to the preserving, engaging and encouraging interest in Scissormaking as a contemporary craft. The primary goal of the project is to collate information that has already been gathered, explore...

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? The School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) is seeking to appoint between three to five Research Assistants (Grade 6) or Research Associates (Grade 7) in Evidence Synthesis to provide support to and development of ScHARR’s Evidence Synthesis group for the National Institute for Health...

This is an exciting opportunity to support a research project examining why disparities emerge in early cognitive development, funded by the ESRC. This longitudinal project will seek to examine how language and executive functions develop in the early years, and why disparities emerge over time between children from advantaged backgrounds and children from...

The Design, Trials and Statistics section in the Division of Population Health based in the School of Medicine and Population Health is seeking to recruit a Research Assistant in Medical Statistics who has a passion for statistics (and applied research) and a willingness to share their passion, enthusiasm and knowledge with others. The post will be based...

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? The University of Sheffield is recruiting a Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science. As a Research Assistant you will undertake research in developing novel explainable Natural Language Processing methods for modelling disinformation diffusion in social media. Your role is part...

You will conduct laboratory research on a semi-independent basis under direction of the principal investigator and collaborators. You will be expected to: design, execute and evaluate experiments; keep excellent experimental records; prepare reports regularly and feed back to the project sponsor in regular and written reports. You are also expected to...

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? We have an exciting opportunity in the Department of Psychology for a graduate researcher to join an exciting ongoing project at the interface between psychology, education and intervention. We have developed a preschool-based intervention geared to improving preschoolers’ executive and...

Contract type: Fixed-term with an end date of 31st September 2025Summary:We have an exciting opportunity to work on a project to explore and identify novel biomarkers for the prediction of premature birth funded by a Korea UK research partnership grant. The aim of the project is work with a multidisciplinary team to investigate and confirm new biomarkers of...

Contract type: Fixed-term with an end date of 31st September 2025 Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to work on a project to explore and identify novel biomarkers for the prediction of premature birth funded by a Korea UK research partnership grant. The aim of the project is work with a multidisciplinary team to investigate and confirm new biomarkers...

The Department of Economics has an international reputation for practical and real-world economics. Our researchers advise government departments in the UK and internationally. The Department of Economics is seeking to appoint a Research Associate to provide research assistance to departmental research groups on a range of research projects. Over the...

The main purpose of this post is to support the BRC Operations Manager and BRC Core team in the administration and delivery of the NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). The Research Administrator will provide key administrative support across study coordination, PPIE activities and the BRC Training Academy. - Helping to create a culture for the...

We have an excellent opportunity for a motivated and well-organised individual to contribute to the work of the PGR Support Team in Research Services, by providing administrative support for the training programme undertaken by all postgraduate research students. You will take a proactive approach to your work and have excellent communication and...

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated administrator to join the team in Research & Innovation at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be responsible for providing comprehensive administrative and database support to the team within the Directorate of Research & Innovation. The post holder will...

As the Research Administration Assistant, you will provide administration support across the School postgraduate research (PGR) student support and School events such as symposiums and graduation. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm and commitment to supporting our staff and students, with a can-do attitude and passionate about supporting students...

The University of Sheffield is a great place to do computer science research. In the recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), 99% of our research was rated in the highest two categories (4* and 3*), meaning that it is classed as world-leading or internationally excellent. Half of our research outputs were judged to be world-leading. We were rated as...

We have an exciting opportunity for a postdoctoral research associate to join a project funded by Life Arc Rare Disease (Pathfinder) Scheme. The project to develop novel and be-spoke Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for profiling of a multicenter salivary gland cancer dataset in collaboration with Professor Nasir Rajpoot and his Tissue Image Analytics...

Overview / About us: Lumanity is dedicated to improving patient health by accelerating and optimizing access to medical advances. We partner with life sciences companies around the world to generate evidence to demonstrate the value of their product, translate the science and data into compelling product narratives, and enable commercial decisions that...