Research Assistant - Durham, United Kingdom - Durham University

Durham University

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Description

Research Assistant
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)**Department of Psychology

Grade 6:

£20,723.50 per annum which is pro rata to the full time salary of £29,605 per annum.

Fixed Term - Part Time

Contract Duration: 9 months

Contracted Hours per Week: 24.5

Working Arrangements:
Requests for remote working in the UK may be considered for this role.

Closing Date: 12-May-2024, 5:59:00 PM

Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement:
Not Applicable.

The University
At Durham University we are proud of our people.

A globally outstanding centre of educational excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, a unique and historic setting - Durham is a university like no other.

We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things professionally and personally.

Across the University we have a huge variety of roles and career opportunities, which together make us a large and successful community, which is a key hub of activity within our region and nationally.

We would be thrilled if you would consider joining our thriving University. Further information about the University can be found here.

The Role and Department

Founded in 1952, the Department of Psychology is consistently ranked as one of the very best in the UK with an outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching, research and student employability.

The department is committed to creating and maintaining a research environment that spans the entire breadth of psychology.

Currently the department's research falls within three groupings:
Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Science, and Quantitative Social Psychology.

The department is extremely well-equipped for research, including facilities for fMRI, TMS, tDCS, EEG/ERP, VR, eye movement tracking, and biophysiological recording.

The department also has a motion capture lab for analysis of visuomotor action and experiments in immersive VR, a 'bar' lab for naturalistic studies in health psychology, and setups for psychophysics including an echo-attenuated chamber.

In 2022, the Department received its third Athena SWAN Silver Award recognising our commitment to advancing women's careers in STEM academia and reflecting the supportive and positive environment within the Department.

The Role

The Project:

This post is ideal for those who have finished a master's degree and want to gain more work and research experience before pursuing a PhD.

This position will prepare the post holder research experience valuable to future independent work aimed toward impactful research with community samples.

Responsibilities:

To gain sufficient knowledge of the literature on solitude to communicate effectively with stakeholders.
To understand and convey information which needs careful explanation to the team or group of people through presentations, discussions and meetings which contribute to the production of research reports and publications.
To manage the project website, which includes synthesising research findings in accessible format, coming up with creative ways to collect tangible data from visitors to the website, and tracking equipment.
To contribute to the planning of research, including development of questionnaires and participant recruitment.
To write up results of research work, present information on research progress and outcomes to bodies supervising research in a clear and accurate manner.
To deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines by discussing with the Principal Investigator or Grantholder and offering creative or innovative solutions.
To liaise with research colleagues and make internal and external contacts to develop knowledge and understanding to form relationships for future research collaboration.
To contribute to fostering a collegial and respectful working environment which is inclusive and welcoming and where everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect.
To engage in wider citizenship to support the department and wider discipline.
To engage in continuing professional development by attending relevant training and development courses.

This post is fixed term for 9 months; the project is time limited and will end on 28th February 2025.**The post-holder is employed to work on research/a research project which will be led by another colleague. Whilst this means that the post-holder will not be carrying out independent research in his/her own right, the expectation is that they will contribute to the advancement of the project, through the development of their own research ideas/adaptation and development of research protocols.

Successful applicants will, ideally, be in post by 1st June 2024.

Working at Durham
A competitive salary is only one part of the many fantastic benefits you will receive if you join the University: you will also receive access to the following