Research Assistant in Health Psychology (Part Time, Fixed Term)

Department/Location: Department of Psychology, Central Cambridge

We are seeking a research assistant to contribute to our exciting CanRisk programme. Our work focuses on the development of user-friendly cancer risk prediction tools for breast, ovarian and prostate cancer, and is funded by Cancer Research UK. 

The post holder will work on a qualitative project exploring the usability and acceptability of the CanRisk tool for predicting prostate cancer risk. Over the 12-month period, The post holder will be responsible for the set up and running of a qualitative study in several NHS settings. This will include submitting an amendment to the existing NHS ethical approval. 

The post holder will need to conduct testing sessions and interviews with healthcare professionals from Clinical Genetics and Primary Care across a range of sites within England (these may be online). From this, the post holder will be required to prepare results from the usability testing for use by the software development team, and will be responsible for conducting a thematic/content analysis of the acceptability data. 

The successful post holder will need to hold a degree in a relevant field (such as psychology) and they must have experience with qualitative methods including a range of data collection formats (e.g. ethnography, interviews, focus groups) and analysis types (e.g. thematic/content). Applicants should have experience of working with multiple stakeholders (e.g. patients, healthcare professionals, policy makers) across a range of applied healthcare settings. As this is a short project in a highly specialised area, the successful postholder must have experience of research in the field of early detection/diagnosis of cancer, particularly cancer risk prediction. 

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance. 

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check. 

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click on the apply button above.

Please ensure that in the upload section of the online application you provide: 

A cover letter detailing, on a point by point basis, how you meet the essential (and, if applicable, the desirable) selection criteria for this post 

A document containing your Curriculum Vitae (CV) 

For informal inquiries, please contact Steph Archer at saa71@cam.ac.uk 

Closing Date: Thursday 23rd January 2025 at 12 Midnight 

Interview date: Week commencing 27th January 2025 

Please quote reference PJ44673 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. 

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. 

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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