Research Assistant in Psychiatric Epidemiology
UE06 - £32,982 - £38,205 per annum
Deanery of Clinical Sciences/CCBS/Psychiatry
Fixed term, 35 hours per week preferred, part-time considered
Fixed term contract - 18 months with possible extension
We are looking for enthusiastic researchers to work on an exciting Wellcome funded project examining predictors and consequences of youth mental health in real time.
The Opportunity:
Applications are invited for a research assistant poss focused on preparing, collecting, cleaning and analysing new mental health data from two large cohort studies: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) and the Twins Early Development Study (TEDS).
The successful applicants will work with the PI and other team members to set up a novel and one-of-a-kind study collecting daily mental health data through smartphones in the ALSPAC and TEDS studies. The successful applicants will be responsible for obtaining ethical approval, prepping for data collection, working with the ALSPAC and TEDS teams to facilitate data collection, data cleaning and analysis of the data ready for publication. Alongside this, the successful applicants will work with the study PI to set up and manage a lived experience advisory group to help guide the research and dissemination of results.
The successful candidatewill receive training and support to achieve these aims and will be given plenty of opportunity for career development by attending training courses and presentations at international/national conferences. This post would particularly suit researchers looking to eventually progress towards a PhD position or another research related position.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Experience of collecting mental health data
- Experience of working with Stata, R or other statistical data packages
- Experience of working within mental health research and/or with people with lived experience of poorer mental health
- Excellent management and organisational skills
- Experience of working effectively within a team and ability to work independently
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As part of this application you will be required to submit a one page document outlining how you meet the essential criteria, as outlined on the job description.
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note:
Closing date for appliications 7 October 2024.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).
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Interviews will be held on the week commencing 21st or 28th of October 2024 and will be in person in Edinburgh. If in person is not suitable, then an online interview through teams will be offered.
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