Research Assistant/associate

2 weeks ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

**Salary**:
**Research Assistant**: £31,396 to £32,982 per annum

**Research Associate**: £33,966 to £36,024 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

**Closing Date**: 07 November 2023

The Role

We are looking for an excellent and enthusiastic researcher to undertake research and project management activities to support scoping activities concerning the creation of a Social Entrepreneurship Hub.

This role will involve scoping out appropriate configurational activities and identifying the regional landscape and potential co-collaborators.

This is a full time, fixed term post tenable for 6 months.

We appreciate that, for some people, a standard, full-time contract may not be ideal. So, we are very happy to consider flexible options, such as job-sharing, for this position.

Newcastle University Business School is located in Newcastle City Centre and at the gateway to the Newcastle Helix, a £350million partnership between Newcastle University, Newcastle City Council and Legal and General, where Business meets Science.

Newcastle University is a Russell Group institution ranked as 110th in the World (QS World University Rankings 2024) and the Newcastle University Business School is home to 4000 students and is one of an elite group of Business Schools worldwide to hold triple accreditation from the three internationally recognised accreditation bodies: AMBA, AACSB, and EQUIS. This places the School in the top business schools worldwide and is testament to our reputation for our world leading Research and Teaching.

Key Accountabilities
Support the planning and undertaking of desk-based market research and analysis
Co-ordinate and undertake interviews with stakeholders within and outside Newcastle University
Undertake appropriate empirical, practice and policy analyses
Support the writing up of project reports and presentations in a variety of forms
Manage and liaise with the project PI and Social Entrepreneurship Hub working group
Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post, as requested by the project

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to liaise and ‘connect’ with colleagues across the institution and external stakeholders
Excellent organisational skills
Experience of writing reports
Training in social science research methods/techniques and experience of employing them in practice
Ability to prepare and deliver written and oral presentations
Excellent IT, web and software (e.g. PowerPoint) skills
Ability to work independently, accurately and with initiative to set priorities
Ability to work as part of a team and liaise effectively with relevant partners
Desirable
Knowledge of the academic literature on (social) entrepreneurship

**Qualifications**:
Possess a degree in a discipline related to business and management
Desirable
Possess a PhD in a discipline related to business and management

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

**Requisition ID**: 26036


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