Research Assistant (Fixed-Term, Part-Time)

The National Centre for Cross Disciplinary Social Work (NCCDSW) at BU has a sector leading national reputation through the delivery of trusted educational programmes, research and consultancy. This brings an ability to respond quickly to employer needs and policy requirements and has led to the Centre working with over half of the local authorities in England and many health and social care providers on CPD delivery, consultancy, funded research and commissioned impact evaluations. The BU Research Centre for Seldom Heard Voices brings together academics from across different disciplines including social sciences and social work to engage with marginalised communities and to amplify often excluded or silenced voices. The Centre has a strong track record of developing collaborative partnerships with communities and key health, social care and voluntary sector stakeholders and for using participatory and co-created approaches with the aim to apply research to real-world challenges to maximise societal impact.

The Centres are situated at Bournemouth Gateway Building at the Lansdowne Campus, in central Bournemouth and close to its beautiful beaches and amenities. 

We are looking for an excellent research assistant to work with us on research projects within both Centres including the ongoing development of the Mental Capacity toolkit www.mentalcapacitytoolkit.co.uk  We are seeking to recruit a research assistant as an integral part of the research team; you will be involved in liaising with community partners, data collection (both quantitative and qualitative), data analysis, writing reports and publications from the research and creating online content to share our outputs and findings. You need excellent interpersonal and communication skills. We would particularly welcome applications from students who about to graduate from an under-graduate degree.

For further information and discussion, please contact Mel Hughes by email mhughes@bournemouth.ac.uk  

A detailed job description and person specification are available from our website together with an online application form.

This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’s Points Based System.