Communication
- Communicates with colleagues in peer communities within and outside the University on research topics.
- Communicates with research team on current and future research activity requirements.
- Collects information from participants during research activity.
- Communicates with academic and administrative colleagues within the University and externally on matters related to the research processes.
- Contributes as part of the research team to the design and implementation of research methodologies including for example the writing of questionnaires.
- Keeps accurate records, assists in the preparation of reports and/or publications as appropriate and makes presentations at a variety of meetings both in the University and externally
Teamwork, motivation and managing people
- Contributes collaboratively to research projects as part of the research team.
- Develops productive and effective working relationships with academic, administrative and research colleagues stakeholders and partners.
- Contributes collaboratively to projects at School, department or subject area level.
Liaison and networking
- Liaises as appropriate to facilitate research for example with external partners, stakeholders and colleagues.
Planning and organising resources
- Plans own workload within parameters of overall research activity plan.
- Manages discrete elements of research in terms of planning time and resources.
Teaching and learning support
N/A
Research and analysis
With support, advice and mentoring is required to:
- Design and test appropriate research tools e.g. questionnaires.
- Gathers data from multiple sources as part of research activity.
- Contributes to analysis and evaluation using a range of analytical tools for example descriptive statistics, reliability and factor analysis.
- Keep accurate laboratory records, assist in the preparation of reports and/or publications as appropriate and make presentations at a variety of meetings both in the University and externally
- Conduct literature searches as appropriate.
Pastoral care
- Shows general sensitivity when dealing with confidential and data protection issues.
Initiative, problem-solving and decision making
- Contributes to the day to day operational decisions on a collaborative basis with others in the research team
Sensory, physical and emotional demands
- Uses a range of equipment as appropriate to research activity i.e. anything from laboratory equipment to pcs, to medical equipment.
Work environment
- Based in office, laboratory or in the field.
- Could be required to wear specialist clothing.
- Could be required to undertaken risk assessment.
Knowledge and experience
- Graduate.
- Possess sufficient depth of knowledge to be able to work effectively as part of research team.
- Likely to be studying for postgraduate qualifications i.e MSc or MPhil or PhD .