Research Assistant

Research Investment Fund (EXTERNAL)

We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to provide quality research support to an enthusiastic team of academics leading research projects within a funded project titled: ‘Mental Health Status, Job Satisfaction, Work and Family Life Correlates in Social Work Practitioners’ being led by social work academics at the University.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Selwyn Stanley, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Stanleys@edgehill.ac.uk

About You

As Research Assistant, you will:

• Be able to create and maintain good working relationships.
• Have excellent organisational skills.
• Have experience of working in a research environment.
• Be able to undertake data entry tasks with confidence and accuracy.
• Be familiar with the principles of conducting online survey.

Internal staff wishing to apply for a fixed term role as a secondment opportunity must discuss this with their existing line manager before applying.

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & Benefits

• A minimum of 36 days annual leave per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more
• A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8%

About Us

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.

Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.

Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world.

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.