Research Assistant

About the Role
The Research Assistant will join a CSP funded programme seeking to develop a Core Outcome Set for Vertebral Fragility Fracture care. They will support: 1) the development and implementation of a scoping review to synthesise the evidence on outcomes employed for vertebral fragility fracture; 2) the development and implementation of qualitative studies of healthcare professionals and researchers who support people with vertebral fragility fracture and people with vertebral fragility fracture; 3) the development and implementation of a Delphi consensus process to determine the outcomes to be prioritised for people living with vertebral fragility fracture; and 4) involvement and engagement with our partner Public and Patient Involvement group ‘TROOP’ with regular meetings to discuss the research project.

About You
You hold undergraduate and postgraduate (MSc) degrees in health research or a related field or equivalent experience and are interested in being involved in all aspects of undertaking a funded research project in healthcare research. As well as being interested in pursuing an academic/clinical academic path at Bone & Joint Health, QMUL.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project
The Blizard Institute was established in 2003 and is one of six Institutes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL. The Institute comprises approximately 360 staff based in four academic Centres and one Public Engagement Centre and supports a combined total of c700 postgraduate research and taught students. The Institute aims to deliver excellence in all aspects of research, teaching and clinical service.

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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