Research Assistant Writing Roots

Overview of the Role

The School of Education, University of Leeds, seeks to recruit a Research Assistant for two evaluation projects funded by the Education Endowment Foundation:

Efficacy trial of Writing Roots is an evaluation, led at the University of Leeds by Professor Louise Tracey, in partnership with RAND Europe will evaluate the impact of the Writing Roots programme (developed by Literacy Tree) on the writing skills of primary school children in Years 2 and 5.  

 The successful candidate will be working within a small team in the School of Education. The role involves trial co-ordination to collect teacher and pupil data from schools as well as conducting school visits to interview teachers and conduct pupil focus groups. The project is currently in set up stage and the Research Assistant is required to oversee the day-to-day management of the evaluation from set up through to publication of the final report. Whilst there may be some opportunities to work across two trials this Research Assistant will lead on one evaluation. 

To explore either post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Prof Louise Tracey

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 2365

Email: l.c.tracey@leeds.ac.uk

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.

 What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more! 

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