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Research Assistant

£26,712 - £28,047 p.a. pro rata

Part time/fixed term - 25 hours/6 months (until 31st July 2025)

About the Role

We are seeking a candidate, with a social sciences background, to work as a Research Assistant to support with evaluation of research impact and knowledge exchange activities. The successful candidate will work with colleagues in NTU Psychology specialising in anti-bullying and banter research, policy, and practice to evidence research impact generated by NTU Psychology.

You will conduct focus groups and interviews with school staff who have integrated NTU innovations into their school policy and practice and you will also conduct an analysis of individual school bullying prevalence data. This work will deepen our understanding of the impact NTU Psychology research is having, and help us develop a model which we can use to scale-up and scale-out the potential impact of research.

You will have excellent mixed-method research skills, as well as experience and confidence in working with a range of external professional stakeholders and research participants to collect, analyse, and present a range of data and key findings for different audiences including research outputs and REF evidence and outputs. There is an expectation that the role will involve working with a range of stakeholders and the successful candidate will be able to engage effectively with these stakeholders.

For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We'll still consider applications even if you don't meet every single one of the requirements, so don't be put off if you don't match them perfectly.

Interview date: 15th January 2025

About Us

NTU Psychology is recognised nationally and internationally for delivering theoretically informed and applied research. Within the UK we are the largest provider of full-time undergraduate degrees in psychology. Our pre-covid NSS scores for overall satisfaction was above 90% for eight years and since covid have been ahead of the sector average and sector benchmarks. We provide a learning experience of the highest quality to our students and pride ourselves as being at the forefront of sector innovations in teaching and learning. As a department we have co-written the introductory Essential Psychology textbook for SAGE, recently completing the 4th edition.

Our excellence is recognised internationally, with the recent QS 2023 World University rankings, putting us in the top 150 departments for psychology worldwide. At NTU Psychology we are committed to quality, diversity and inclusion and have achieved Athena SWAN recognition at the department level. You will be joining a very large, lively, diverse, collegiate and ambitious team. Colleagues in the department have a range of backgrounds, spanning most areas of psychology, which is reflected in the range of our research groups and our course portfolio.

For any informal queries about the role or the team, please contact Professor Lucy Betts (Professor of Social Developmental Psychology) at lucy.betts@ntu.ac.uk. Due to the Christmas break, please contact Lucy before the 16th December 2024.

Join Us

• Between 30 and 35 days annual leave per year (dependent on grade) plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days pro rata
• Hybrid working - we encourage and offer a mixture of office working and working from home. You're empowered to define how you work best for the benefits of your stakeholders.
• Flexibility - take ownership over how you get your work done. We're open to different working patterns and approaches.
• Salary Sacrifice Retirement Savings Plan with life assurance and income protection. Available to colleagues who choose to opt out of the contractual pension scheme. Minimum colleague contributions of 0% matched with minimum NTU contributions of 8%.
• Access to a wealth of formal and informal professional development opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
• Range of health and wellbeing services, voluntary benefits, discounts, and savings for all colleagues. Find out more about the range of benefits we offer at Benefits | Nottingham Trent University
• And a whole lot more

Come and be part of our success. Apply today.

Safe and Inclusive

At NTU, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our students and colleagues. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team.

Please note that unfortunately, this role has been assessed as ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system, upcoming immigration rules (4th April 2024) changes may impact on eligibility for sponsorship, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position.

Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa for more information. However, applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the Home Office website for further information.

Please note that this role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.