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Ansök senast: 2024-11-24

Research Assistant (After the Single Use)

Publicerad 2024-09-25

UE06: £33,882 to £39,105

CAHSS / School of Social and political Science

Full-time: 35 hours per week 

Fixed-term: 3.5 years

We are looking for a Research Assistant with experience of qualitative research methods to join the Wellcome-funded ‘After the Single Use: Rethinking Medical Devices for Reuse, Resilience and Renewal’ project. Travel nationally and internationally for data collection and events and workshops is required.

The Opportunity:

You will develop a series of case studies of single-use plastic medical devices in the global medical devices industry; research appropriate research methods for participatory workshops with medical device manufacturers and stakeholders; and undertake data collection.

The Wellcome-funded ‘After the Single Use: Rethinking Medical Devices for Reuse, Resilience and Renewal’ project will study sustainability transitions within the global medical devices industry, with a focus on the social and environmental impacts of single-use and plastic medical devices, and opportunities and challenges for developing re-usable alternatives.

This post is fixed term from January 2025 for a period of 42 months to end no later than August 2029. This post is full-time (35 hours per week). Travel nationally and internationally for data collection and events and workshops is required.

Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in relevant social science (e.g., social anthropology, history of medicine, science and technology studies), design (e.g., product design) or engineering discipline.
  • Experience of qualitative research methods (e.g. ethnography, qualitative interviews, focus group discussions, participatory design). 
  • Demonstrable knowledge of sustainability issues impacting the medical devices industry. 
  • Excellent organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines. 
  • Ability to travel nationally and internationally for purposes of data collection and participation in events and workshops.
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