Part time Research Assistant (Forensic Psychology)

At Leeds Trinity University, we aspire to make a difference to the people, the professions and the places that we serve, and we are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to join our University community.  We are ranked top in Yorkshire for learning community and pride ourselves on being the University where our students are a name, not just a number. The University has a distinctive, employability-focused educational offer and works closely with employers to address the skills needs of today’s workforce. Applications are invited for the following post:

Part time Research Assistant (Forensic Psychology)

Hours of Work:            Part-Time (21 hours per week)

Contract type:             12 months FTC

Salary:                         The salary will be £25,138 per annum (pro rata) in a Grade 5.

The Early Stalking Awareness Intervention (EASI) aims to reduce further stalking behaviours and associated offending through improved the psychological wellbeing of would-be perpetrators, as well as increase victim confidence in the police.  The project is commissioned by the Home Office and is a muti-agency initiative between West Midlands Police, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, Black Country Women’s Aid, and university researchers. 

Longitudinal quantitative data will be collected on-line and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.

The postholder will be involved mainly in participant management, data collection, data input, data analysis, and report writing. Familiarity with quantitative research methods and SPSS is the key skill required. Knowledge or experience of working with the police and/or offenders would be an advantage.

Hours of work will be 21 hours per week, with working days/hours to be agreed with the line manager. Working days will be flexible

This role will be located at Leeds Trinity University campus Horsforth, Leeds. Through our agile working framework, there will be the option to spend some time working remotely to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.

The advert for this role with close as soon as we receive a suitable number of applications, with interviews expected to take place on the 19^th August 2024.

Further details and the online application are available at: http://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/jobs

If you have any queries about the application process, please email jobs@leedstrinity.ac.uk or call 0113 283 7130.

Leeds Trinity University values diversity and inclusion and particularly encourages applications from the following groups as they are currently under-represented within the University: LGBT+, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. The University will consider all forms of flexible working arrangements.

Please note that we do not accept speculative CVs or unsolicited calls from recruitment agencies.

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