Part-time Research Worker: Children and Young People’s Mental Health (maternity cover)

We are seeking a research assistant to join our exciting programme of research to develop novel measures and treatments for mental health problems in children and young people.  This maternity cover post will be part of the new National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre’s Mental Health in Development theme. The BRC development theme is focused on delivering targeted, accessible and effective mental health interventions that meet the needs of diverse children, young people and families.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to an important programme work conducted by a large team of collaborators. We will be creating sustainable infrastructure to deliver an ambitious programme of translational research that spans understanding key mechanisms across child and adolescent development and how these can be modified and applied to advance prevention and treatment.

This post is to cover the absence of the substantive postholder, who is taking a period of maternity leave. The post is available from 1 September 2024 until 31 March 2025 or the actual return of the substantive postholder, or the resignation of the substantive postholder and employment of a new postholder, whichever is the earliest. The post is based in the Department of Psychiatry, at the Warneford Hospital and the Department of Experimental Psychology, in the Radcliffe Observatory quarter.  

You will be supporting ongoing and new research projects, including involvement in studies across multiple settings including schools and clinical services. This will include managing large data sets – in line with data protection regulations. You will work with young people lived experience advisory groups (PPI group) in all aspects of the role.

The successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree in psychology (1^st or 2i) and possesses sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to within established research programmes.   Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to write for publication, present research proposals and results are essential. Experience of work with or research with children and young people would desirable, as would experience of research involving common mental health problems.  

We welcome discussions with potential candidates – please email Dr Eleanor Leigh  eleanor.leigh@psy.ox.ac.uk.

You will be required to upload a covering letter explaining how you meet the job requirements, as well as a CV and details of two referees as part of your online application.

The closing date will be 12.00 midday on 5^th July 2024.   Interviews will be held during w/c 29^th July.   

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