Research Assistant (Food Support in Adult social care)

University of Sheffield - School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations

Placed On: 13th November 2025

Closes: 1st December 2025

Job Ref: 1918

Job description:

Are you an experienced researcher, who is self motivated and enjoys working collaboratively? Are you passionate about working with practitioners and communities to co-design evidence to inform better policy and practice for users of social care?

We have an exciting opportunity to join an interdisciplinary team on a new research project looking at food support in adult social care. You'll be at the heart of developing a major research programme proposal, working to co-design this with practitioner partners and a public involvement group. The role will involve leading a comprehensive scoping review of existing UK research, working with the project team to establish and work with practitioner partners and a public involvement group (which will be convened in person in South Yorkshire). Candidates will need to have experience of research review methods, successfully working with practitioners or policy makers and experience of public involvement, co-design or in-depth qualitative methods.

At the University of Sheffield we build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.