Research Assistant - Leeds, United Kingdom - University of Leeds

University of Leeds

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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Research Assistant (People Centred Design):

Salary:
Grade 6 (£29,762 - £35,308 p.a. depending upon experience)

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner.

We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you have an interest in gathering and presenting insights into student experiences through a curriculum design perspective? Do you want to support schools in understanding the lived experience of their students? Do you have experience in collaborative interpretation involving a broad range of stakeholders?

The Learning Design Agency (LDA) is seeking 3 Research Assistants to provide insights and analysis to inform Schools and/or programme teams going through a Curriculum Design Sprint.

The research assistant (s) will work within the LDA team to support the delivery of curriculum design sprints, and specifically lead on the pre-sprint phase of discovery with students and other relevant stakeholders.

Curriculum Design Sprints at Leeds broadly involve 3 stages, that include discovery, facilitated intensive design sprints over 1-2 days, and finally test and feedback sessions.

The Learning Design Agency is a new area of provision bringing together a broad range of design, educational development and academic expertise to work with Schools and programme teams.

We are therefore seeking a research assistant who is prepared to work collaboratively with a range of colleagues from across the institution and bring their own skills and expertise to the team.

You will have research experience in a social science or closely allied discipline and an understanding of qualitative and mixed-methods research, alongside a broad understanding of higher education.

You will have the ability to work well both individually without supervision, using your own initiative and as part of a team.

You feel comfortable with uncertainty and enjoy being creative.

What we offer in return

26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) that's 42 days a year
Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our stateoftheart Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and selfdevelopment courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
Access to onsite childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Prof James Pickering, LDA Academic Director

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