Research Support Assistant (0.2 fte) Fixed term for 12 months

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 works collaboratively across a range of health disciplines to meet the demands of health across the population. We work closely with a wide range of both public and private sector organisations to ensure our students have the knowledge, skills and experience to meet the demands of the increasingly challenging health sector.

The School of Psychology provides unique opportunities for students to gain knowledge across different fields within psychology and has a broad and varied range of taught programmes. The school is involved in extensive research and collaborates with academics in every continent across the world.

We require a research support assistant (0.2fte) to work on a cross-discipline project in the Faculty of Health, alongside the Principal Investigators on a BA/Leverhulme funded research project for 12 months looking at the impact of the marketing of bottles and teats designed to replicate breastfeeding on decisions and practices around breastfeeding in the UK.

You will contribute to constructing study materials such as participant information sheets and consent forms and the topic guide for the focus groups/interviews, recruit participants (eg pregnant women/mothers) for in person or online focus groups and interviews, conduct focus groups and interviews and collect qualitative data for analysis, work with the Principal Investigators to analyse qualitative data and make appropriate recommendations to the research team, and have the opportunity to contribute to the writing up of the anticipated research outputs.

You will hold an undergraduate degree in a health related subject, psychology or social science (2:1 or above), as well as a postgraduate qualification such as a Master's degree in a health-related subject, psychology or social science. 

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.

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.

LJMU is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities irrespective of age, transgender status, disability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and religion or belief.  All our appointments are made on merit.

Please note all of our vacancies will be closed to applications at midnight on the advertised closing date, unless otherwise stated.

LJMU are committed to adhering to the Principles set out in the Researcher Development Concordat; in line with this all fixed-term researchers will be supported to complete 10 days professional development activities per year (pro-rata).