Research Associate TAILWIND 6 hours/week (12 months fixed term)
Please note funding for this post is from 1st July 2025, therefore successful candidates must be able to start by this date.
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is a distinctive, unique institution, rooted in the Liverpool City Region and with a global presence. Our students and staff, past, present, and future, are the beating heart of our city and can be found in every corner of every industry and community. We couldn’t exist anywhere else and have shaped the city in which we belong. Working with the people of Liverpool to improve lives and support communities is at the heart of why we were founded and why we exist today.
The Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science at Liverpool John Moores University is interdisciplinary and boasts a rich culture. Our School of Psychology is dynamic and research active.
Funded by the British Academy, Dr Marek Palace's TAILWIND project requires a part-time (6 hours per week) Research Associate on a 12-month contract.
Under supervision and independently, the Research Associate will work within specified research project (mainly conducting literature review, collecting data from Ukrainian refugee children). The Research Associate will assist with publication write-up, assisting with grant extension write-up, engaging with our project team at Liverpool John Moores University and University of St Andrews. Subject to additional funding that the successful candidate may help secure, the contract may be extended beyond the initial 12 months.
You will hold a Masters or PhD degree, will have regular access to camera-enabled computer and broadband, have the experience or ability of working remotely, have the experience or ability of working with ethnic minority children, have interest in art therapy, and have knowledge of or interest in the Ukrainian culture and/or language. Experience of assisting with an art therapy project grant development and experience of working with ethnic minority children in a school environment are desirable.
In return, we offer an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, induction, and development support as well as family-friendly policies.
This is an exciting time to join the university as we deliver the LJMU Strategy 2030 and its vision of LJMU as an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, by placing students at the heart of everything we do. Find out more about working at LJMU here.
If you feel that this is the role you have been looking for and your skills and experience can make a real difference at LJMU, we look forward to hearing from you.
Due to the expected large number of applications, we may not be able to provide feedback on the unsuccessful ones.
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