Graduate Research Assistant
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- Graduate Research Assistant
In line with the University’s fair employment for all principles, any further funding opportunities identified will be reviewed and discussed during the contract.
Salary will be £33,951 (pro rata) on Grade E subject to knowledge, skills and experience.
We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.
The Role
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
The Faculty wishes to recruit a Graduate Research Associate to support the work of Professor Gemma Sharp. The successful applicant will contribute to the MenstruLife study, which is exploring associations between heavy and painful menstrual periods and mental health across the life course.
The post will include helping to prepare analysis plans, running analyses in R, interpreting results, and writing academic papers.
About You
The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.
Applicants will be educated to first degree level or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study or equivalent experience and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. Applicants will be able to use R to design and run statistical analyses relevant to epidemiological and psychological research, interpret results, and write academic papers.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
Further information
Please contact Professor Gemma Sharp, [email protected]
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What We Can Offer You
- Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines;
- Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly;
- An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development;
- Our Exeter Academic initiative supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career;
- A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy;
- A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon/Cornwall.
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