University of Hertfordshire Looking for Senior Research Assistant/Research Fellow (SCRiPT) at Hatfield Full Time

FTE: 1.0 FTE working 37 hours per week (job-share considered)

Duration of Contract: Fixed term contract for 15 months

Salary: UH6: Senior Research Assistant £29,619pa to £35,333pa

UH7: Research Fellow £35,333pa to £42,155pa dependent on skills and experience

Location: College Lane Campus, Hatfield

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to work on the NIHR SCRiPT study, a partnership with Hertfordshire and Norfolk County Councils. More information is available here.

There is an ability to work remotely (within the UK) but the successful applicant must be prepared to travel to the University when required and to travel to undertake their research responsibilities in the East of England.

For the role of Senior Research Assistant, you will support:

• the research team in achieving project milestones and attend project meetings.
• the evaluation of the feasibility and impact of the Research in Practice Team model and in writing up the evaluation report
• social care practitioners in their development of research skills, undertaking all aspects of a research project and dissemination
• the handling of data collection and analysis and contribute to the design and organisation of the research project and to academic peer reviewed papers and presentations.

For the role of Research Fellow, we will expect you to:

• undertake research within the scope of the project, establishing a programme of research activity
• work collaboratively with colleagues at UH and partner organisations and seek external funding.
• disseminate the outcomes of the project in publications, at conferences and other media.
• create opportunities to maximise the wider economic and social impact of research activities, capturing relevant evidence to support impact.
• take a lead role in the evaluation of the feasibility and impact of the Research in Practice Team model and writing the evaluation report
• help social care practitioners develop their research skills, undertaking all aspects of a research project and dissemination

This post will require working in partnership with colleagues across Hertfordshire and Norfolk; developing relationships with social care providers.

For the role of Senior Research Assistant you will have experience working as part of a research team in an HEI or industry and demonstrable research experience at undergraduate level and a good understanding of social care policy and provision in England. You will have good IT skills and knowledge of appropriate databases.

For the role of Research Fellow, you will have proven experience working in a research environment and experience of presenting research findings to conferences and symposia at a local and national level. You will also have research experience of collaborating with social care and, as appropriate, health care and public health professionals and experience of collaborating with service user/public groups in applied research. You must be able to deal with sensitive material with strict confidentiality and have good oral and written communication skills in English.

For either role you will hold a minimum of an undergraduate honours degree at a minimum 2:2 (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.

For the role of Research Fellow you must also hold A PhD (or close to the completion of a PhD) in an area related to social care or health research; or evidence of equivalent independent original qualitative and/or quantitative research experience.

Please see the Job Description / Person Specification, and associated Annexes, for more details and further information.

Informal enquiries

Professor Kathryn Almack [email protected]

Closing date: 13 February 2023

Interview date: TBC