Research Assistant, Life and Health Sciences
- Employer
- ASTON UNIVERSITY
- Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Salary
- £28,660 per annum (pro-rata)
- Closing date
- 10 Mar 2019
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- Academic Discipline
- Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health, Other Health & Social Care
- Job Type
- Research Related, Research Assistants / Officers
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Part Time
Job Details
Life & Health Sciences
Location: Aston University Main Campus
Salary: £28,660 per annum (pro-rata)
Contract Type: Fixed Term (3 Years)
Basis: Part Time
Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 10 March 2019
Interview Date: Tuesday 19 March 2019
Evaluating the ‘Cook Together Eat Together’ project to reduce social isolation and improve nutrition in older adults
Applications are invited for a researcher to work on a mixed methods research project, designed to evaluate the impact of the ‘Cook Together Eat Together’ project being run by Groundwork in Coventry. The post is part time (10 hours per week) for a fixed term of 36 months. The successful applicant will be based in the Aston University Psychology Department and the post will involve some travel within the West Midlands.
Working with researchers from Aston University Psychology Department and in collaboration with Groundwork, our charity partners you will carry out qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis with older adults and with charity volunteers. You will have a strong understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, and experience of managing research projects and writing up research findings in scientific reports to a high standard. You will join an established team of Health Psychologists within the Aston University Applied Health Research group (http://www.aston.ac.uk/lhs/research/centres-facilities/applied-health-re...).
The post holder will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
For further information about this position, please refer to the job description and person specification. For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Rebecca Knibb on +44 (0)121 204 3402, (r.knibb@aston.ac.uk)
Company
Our Mission
To be the UK’s leading university for business and the professions, where original research, enterprise and inspiring teaching deliver global impact.
Our Vision
In 2020 Aston will have an international reputation as the source of the people and the ideas that will shape the businesses and the communities of tomorrow.
We will be:
- Ranked within the top 1% of universities in the world
- Exceptional in terms of our worldwide reputation for graduate employability – as a result of innovative teaching and placement opportunities
- Recognised for excellence in research that delivers real solutions for local and global challenges, develops research leaders and provides the foundations for new businesses
- Focused on the needs of business and the professions, with courses and research that build on our strengths
- Transforming lives: developing sought-after, entrepreneurial graduates – from a wide range of backgrounds – with global citizenship skills
- Delivering our research and teaching in collaboration with international partners and innovative businesses
- A university with sustainability at the core of all we do, meeting world-class standards for environmental performance
- A welcoming community that is a great place to work and study.
Our Mission and Vision focus on two ‘core aims’:
1. Developing internationally sought after Aston
Graduates
2. Delivering excellent and transformational Aston
Research
2020 Strategy
With its focus on the application of knowledge for economic and social benefit, Aston University has a distinct mission that sets it apart.
Going forward to 2020, Aston must maintain its responsiveness to the needs of a changing world whilst remaining true to a distinctive, original purpose. Our strategy sets out aims and goals to ensure we are even more distinctive within a crowded and increasingly competitive environment.
Divided into eight categories, the strategy states Aston’s commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, widening participation, producing research with real-world impact, building strong links with business, industry and the public sector, and equipping our graduates with the skills they need to thrive.
- Telephone
- +(44)01212043000
- Location
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ASTON TRIANGLE
BIRMINGHAM
WEST MIDLANDS
B4 7ET
United Kingdom
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