Research Assistant

We are looking for a Post Doctoral Research Assistant to join the research team for a Cancer Research UK funded research project in the School of Healthcare Sciences.

In this role, you will:

• Undertake research by planning, preparing, setting up, conducting and recording the outcome of qualitative interviews
• Analyse and communicate complex ideas, concepts and data using appropriate methods and packages
• Generate research output and contribute to the development of independent and original ideas as appropriate

We’d like to hear from you if you have:

• A degree in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience
• Knowledge and experience of qualitative research interviewing
• A proven ability to analyse complex qualitative interview data

We can offer you the chance to work in a vibrant organisation, with great benefits and opportunities for progression. We are a proud Living Wage supporter.

As part of this role, we can explore the possibility of the successful candidate accessing further training and development through an on-the-job apprenticeship. The appropriate level and type of apprenticeship training will be discussed with the successful applicant.

This role is eligible to be offered on a blended working basis, meaning that as well as spending time working on campus you may spend some time working from another location, e.g. your home. The University is committed to offering this flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work-life balance.

Please contact Dr Sarah Fry, Senior Lecturer, (FryS4@cardiff.ac.uk) for an informal, confidential discussion about the role.

This post is full-time and fixed term until 31st August 2025.

Salary: £33,232 - £35,880 per annum (Grade 5)

Closing date: Friday, 3 January 2025

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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