Research Associate

Contract type: Fixed-term for 12 months

Location: Sheffield (Hybrid)

We have an exciting opportunity in the School of Psychology for a Research Associate to join a project led by Professor Megan Freeth.

The role involves conducting the day-to-day research and project management activities associated with a NIHR PDG project entitled: Participatory Systems Mapping with Underserved Autistic Adults: Co-Designing Health and Social Care Solutions Through Creative Arts. The aim of the project is to develop partnerships to establish and evaluate methods for effectively including underserved Autistic adults in the mobilisation of health and social care knowledge.

This project will involve using community led approaches for navigating the barriers for inclusion. This will be done in line with NIHR-Include guidance. The goal is to co-create recommendations and methods to support inclusive, ethical and respectful autism research. The project will involve co-designing and co-delivering a series of four community partnership workshops using creative arts and other methods to facilitate participatory systems mapping for health and social care. This role will involve working in person with community groups based in Sheffield. The successful candidate will work closely with Disability Sheffield, who are co-principal investigators on this award.

The Psychology Department at the University of Sheffield is among the largest in the UK and has been consistently ranked as one of the outstanding research departments in all seven UK Research Assessment Exercises to date. Over 90% of our department’s research was classed as internationally excellent or world leading in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

What we offer

• 41 days annual leave (including closure days and Bank Holidays), with the possibility to purchase up to ten additional days.
• Up to 5 days of paid time off to cover emergency caring responsibilities.
• A commitment to work life balance including, flexible working opportunities and hybrid working where possible.
• A highly competitive pension scheme.
• Discounts at participating shops and cinemas, and a cycle to work scheme.
• A commitment to your development, with programmes, learning modules and mentoring schemes.
• An inclusive and diverse workplace.
• A commitment to your wellbeing, with confidential emotional support, support for those going through the menopause, experiencing fertility treatment and having a baby, paid leave for IVF treatment and more.

Further information can be found at www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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