Research Assistant (part-time)

University of Leeds - Leeds Institute of Medical Research (LIMR)

Are you an early career researcher looking for your first challenge?   Do you have a background in quantitative or mixed methods research in health research?  Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities?

We are seeking to appoint a Research Assistant to support an exciting service improvement project in neuro-oncology. Working closely with colleagues from the Patient-Centred Outcomes Research (PCOR) group and the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT), this project looks at improving early access to palliative care, activity enhancement or rehabilitation services, and carer support for families facing the diagnosis of a primary malignant brain tumour.

Despite known benefits for patients with primary malignant brain tumours and their carers, these supportive interventions are not widely implemented, including at LTHT. This lack of accessibility increases health inequalities. In this non-randomised, controlled implementation project, we will tailor these existing interventions to maximise accessibility and examine implementation at LTHT.

With a first degree in a relevant subject e.g. psychology, social or health care studies, you will have good knowledge of quantitative research methodology, and experience with collecting, analysing and interpreting qualitative data. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work well individually and within a multidisciplinary team, which includes clinicians, researchers, and patient representatives.

This is a new part-time post (3 days per week) funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research. You will be based at St James’s University Hospital, Clinical Sciences Building, Leeds. While we are happy to support a degree of hybrid working, you would need to be on-site two days a week (one of which a Monday) to support data collection;

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

If you are looking for a role that will give you the opportunity to advance cancer therapies through translational research and product development in the field of gene therapy for cancer, apply today.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Florien Boele, Associate Professor of Medical Psychology
Email: f.boele@leeds.ac.uk