"Research Assistant (Intervention Acceptability)"

Job reference: BMH-026460

Salary: £30,487 to £32,322 per annum depending on experience

Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health

Location: Oxford Road

Employment type: Fixed Term

Division/Team: Division of Psychology and Mental Health

Hours Per Week: 35

Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 01/09/2024

Contract Duration: 7 Months

School/Directorate: School of Health Sciences

This post will involve working on a project to assess the acceptability of portable radiofrequency assessment of breast density, as part of an overall assessment of breast cancer risk in women aged 30 to 49 years. It will involve working with women who will be offered this form of assessment in Manchester, and healthcare providers who will deliver it. The present post will contribute to a wider programme of evaluation of risk assessment of breast cancer risk assessment in younger work.

The main purpose of the post is to collect focus group data from women offered this assessment and interview data from health care professionals, to conduct thematic analyses, and to produce manuscripts for publication.

The successful applicant will be based in the Manchester Centre of Health Psychology http://research.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/healthpsychology and be part of a wider multidisciplinary team, working particularly with Prof David French (health psychologist) and Dr Sacha Howell (medical oncologist). It will also involve working closely with other researchers on related projects. The post-holder will be affiliated with Manchester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (Prevention and Early Detection theme). 

What can you expect in return

The University will actively foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and will seek to achieve true equality of opportunity for all members of its community.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.           

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Email: david.french@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.