Research Assistant

Hours

Full-time considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE (36.5 hours)

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Fixed Term Contract Duration: Fixed Term for 12 Months

Expected Interview Date: Estimated 10 December 2024.

Expected Start Date: 02 January 2025

About the role

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant to join the Sussex Health Outcomes Research and Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) unit within BSMS, based at the University of Sussex.  Applicants should ideally have qualifications in Health Sciences/Psychology or a related discipline.

The SHORE-C group conducts a variety of projects including:- the measurement of quality of life in cancer treatment trials, studies examining patient preferences for different treatments, communication and other interventional studies.  The successful candidate will work collaboratively with other members of the team on a variety of on-going projects.

About you

Research Assistant is a pre-Doctoral career-grade research position.   Post-holders will be expected to contribute to the work of the research team, and to develop their research skills with support from more experienced members of staff. 

About our School

We are a diverse, collaborative research community with expertise in a wide variety of research areas, from laboratory research through to social science and clinical studies. Our close integration collaborations with local NHS organizations allows our researchers to work directly with the local population, improving their health while developing research work that can be applied nationally and globally. 

Here, at our School, our medical research has and continues to develop a strong reputation for making a real impact locally, nationally and internationally. Ultimately, our research aims to:

• improve medical diagnosis and treatment 
• answer fundamental biomedical and clinical questions
• deliver more personalised healthcare to patients

We are passionate about training and supporting our researchers at all levels, to deliver research that is relevant to our stakeholders, accelerate its recognition and foster adoption of our findings to catalyse new research impact.

Please find further information regarding the School at Brighton and Sussex Medical School
 
Brighton and Sussex Medical School is proud to hold a Gold Athena Swann Award.

Why work here

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.  

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that. 

Find out more about our reward and benefits package. 

Further Key Information

Please contact (adminshore-c@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

The University is committed to equality & valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black & minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex. 

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.

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