Research Assistant/associate - Cambridge, United Kingdom - University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Are you interested in improving how academic research works?

Do you have strong quantitative and statistical skills?

Would you like to join a small multidisciplinary team working to understand and make a difference to research culture?

About the roles:

We are seeking to appoint 2 researchers who will be based in the Research Strategy Office and affiliated with the Bennett Institute for Public Policy.

You will work in a new, collaborative team, of an interdisciplinary group of researchers working closely with professional staff across our three strands.

Our team has a mix of relevant research experience from a range of different disciplines ¿currently including Education, Public Policy and Applied Linguistics.

You will contribute to the detailed design and implementation of the study (the overall project structure is fixed); and develop plans for follow-on studies.

With project partners in Scotland, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland, there will be opportunities for international collaboration and travel.

About you:

You should have:

Excellent organisation skills
An ability to manage your time and balance priorities
Strong quantitative skills

As a Research Assistant you will have a degree or equivalent professional experience along with: - Experience of reviewing literature - Expertise in supporting and carrying out quantitative research and statistical analyses - Experience of programming, ideally in R

As a Research Associate you will have a PhD or equivalent research experience along with: - Expertise in quantitative research and statistical analysis - Interests in research on research, science policy and/or organisational culture - Experience of programming in R

We are aiming to add the following skills to the team, but you do not need to have all of them: - Expertise in the design and analysis of Discrete Choice experiments - Knowledge of Bayesian statistical approaches - Knowledge of version control systems such as git and their use in open-research - Experience of the analysis of controlled trials; instrument design and/or the analysis of HR and employment data

If you are enthusiastic about doing work which will have a practical impact, we want to hear from you.

The funds for this post are available on a fixed-term basis until 31 August 2025 in the first instance, as determined by project funding.

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