Research Assistant - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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Research Assistant

UE06 - £32,982 to £38,205 pro rata

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

Contract Type - Fixed Term - 18 months

Part Time - 28 Hours Per Week
**1 x Position available
**The Psychology Department in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking to recruit a Research Assistant on an 18-month fixed term, part time (0.8FTE/28 hours) basis.

The Opportunity:

The post holder will assist Principal Investigator Dr Thomas Bak on the project 'Multilingualism and religious experience', which seeks to explore how religious experience, its communication and moral judgements can be influenced by different languages.

The post holder will assist with screening the literature, research design and implementation (including identifying, recruiting and maintaining contact with participants), data collection and analysis (through focus groups and individual testing), and writing up project results and their presentation at meetings and conferences.

The post holder will have a fluent command of the Polish language and demonstrable knowledge of Polish culture and customs, in particular those related to religious practices.

The role shall be based within Psychology Building (Central Campus).

Opportunities for discussion on informal hybrid workplace arrangements can be discussed at the time of offer, however please note that some on campus working is required.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Undergraduate or MSc degree in psychology or another discipline relevant for the project.
Experience of developing research design, conducting data collection and analysis in previous projects.
Fluent command of Polish language, demonstrable knowledge of Polish culture and customs, in particular those related to religious practices.
Excellent social and communication skills, ability to approach new people, work with them and maintain contact with them. Respect for different views and different religious creeds, attitudes and practices.

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

A competitive salary of approximately
£32,982 to £38,205 pro rata.
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts and familyfriendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our
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Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK.

Further information is available on our
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Key dates to note
Interviews are expected to be held in week commencing 17 th of June 2024.

Application information:

We ask you to include a current CV and cover letter with names of three referees who may be contacted at a later date (please note if you do not wish for anyone to be contacted until _after _an offer has been made).