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Research Assistant

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh - School of Health Sciences

Location: Edinburgh
Salary: £33,232 to £36,924 per annum (pro-rata)
Hours: Part Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 19th September 2024
Closes: 1st October 2024
Job Ref: CRNS00093A

We are seeking to appoint a Research Assistant for 12 months within the Centre for Person-centred Practice Research in the School of Health Sciences, at Queen Margaret University. The successful candidate will work with a research team on a study funded by NHS Lothian Expert Components of Person-Centred Nursing Intervention for older People with Cognitive Impairment in a Hospital Experiencing Distress EPIC.

The study is a collaborative project between Queen Margaret University and NHS Lothian addressing an important area of nursing practice. The post holder will help to recruit participants for the study, collect data and support analysis and write up of the study.

Key responsibilities include recruiting people with dementia or their family members in St John’s Hosptial in West Lothian, undertaking data collection including observation and interviews, support analysis, and assist with project documentation and writing of research reports and publications under supervision of the principal investigator of the research (Prof Erna Haraldsdottir).   

The appointment offers a great opportunity to interact with an experienced research team in care for people with dementia and the post is ideal for a researcher or clinical health care professional wishing to develop their research career in this field.

For an informal discussion, please contact Professor Erna Haraldsdottir, eharaldsdottir@qmu.ac.uk

Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please visit our vacancies page and complete an application online.

The closing date for this position is 1st October 2024

Interviews are scheduled for 15th October 2024

No unsolicited agency referrals please.

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

As a university, we are committed to the Researcher Development Concordat and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.

Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please have a look at our Diversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion Calendar.

We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here.  We have a number of family friendly policies and are happy to consider job share applications.

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