Graduate Research Assistant Job Profile

2 weeks ago

Exeter, United Kingdom University of Exeter Full time

**Salary**

The starting salary will be from £32,332 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.

**Package**

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

**Job category/type**

Research

**Date posted**

26/02/2024

**Job reference**

P92129

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- Job Description P92129.pdfJob description

**Faculty of Environment, Science & Economy**

This full-time NIHR funded post is available from 3rd June 2024 to 26th February 2027.

**The post**
- The Faculty wishes to recruit a Graduate Research Assistant to support the work of Dr Rachel Hayes. The successful applicant will support the delivery of a randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a new treatment for depression called Mindfulness for Adolescents and Carers (MAC).
- The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Research Collaboration (ChYMe) wishes to appoint a Graduate Research Associate to support the delivery of a randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a new treatment for depression called Mindfulness for Adolescents and Carers (MAC). MAC is a teenager friendly version of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Therapy (MBCT), which also supports carers to manage their own distress and to help their teenagers recover and stay well.
- The current post forms part of a team of six trial site Research Assistants across England, supporting the successful running of a multisite hybrid clinical and cost-effectiveness randomised controlled trial called ATTEND, under the direction of the Site Lead Rachel Hayes, and the Trial Manager. This will include supporting the Devon site’s recruitment and assessment of young people and carers, assisting with intervention delivery, and data entry and management. The postholder will also liaise with the wider study team including collaborators at the University of Exeter and several other universities and NHS trusts, such as Cambridge, King’s College London, Sussex, Oxford, Nottingham, Surrey, and Bradford.

**About you**
- Applicants will be educated to first degree level or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study or equivalent experience and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic and motivated person. They will have an interest in working with young people with mental health difficulties and in developing and evaluating new psychological interventions. They will be highly organised with excellent communication and engagement skills. They will work well with others and independently, show initiative when faced with challenges, and have good problem-solving skills.

**Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.**

**What we can offer you**
- Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
- Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
- An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
- Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
- A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
- A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon.

**The University of Exeter**
- We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
- Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
- We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few

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