Research Assistant

School of Health Sciences

Division of Occupational Therapy & Arts Therapies

0.4 FTE (14 hours per week)

Fixed term until May/June 2025 (12 months)

Grade 6 - £32,332-36,024 per annum (pro rata)

Ref: CVHS09501A

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Assistant to contribute to a project focused on evaluating the role of Community Link Workers in Edinburgh.

Community Link Workers support people that have been referred by GPs or other staff to provide one to one support such as financial issues, housing problems, anxiety and stress, isolation or loneliness. Link Workers connect people with local support and services, community groups and activities. A Link Worker’s support can enable people to set goals and overcome barriers so that they can take greater control of their health and wellbeing. They also work to address health inequalities created by deprivation, protected characteristics, geography and demographics.

The post involves a survey formulation and completing up to 30 structured interviews with professional staff involved in the delivery of Link Worker services in Edinburgh.

The post will involve collaborating with academic and clinical colleagues across multi-disciplinary areas, in close collaboration with the Edinburgh Health and Social Care partnership and based at Queen Margaret University. Supervision is provided by experienced researchers at Queen Margaret University.

The role holder will provide support and assistance to a research team/project by undertaking a variety of tasks including interviews, surveys, literature reviews and analysis. The role holder will be responsible for planning their own workload and be expected to contribute positively as a team member; the role holder will be expected to exercise their own judgement and initiative when dealing with problems.

We would be happy to receive applications from candidates with backgrounds in psychology or health profession fields. This post would also suit an individual completing or close to completing a PHD.

Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please visit our vacancies page and complete an application online.

The closing date for this position is 22nd May 2024 with interviews scheduled to be held week commencing w/c 6th June 2024.

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers.

Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here. We have a number of family friendly policies and are happy to consider job share applications.

As a university, we are committed to the Researcher Development Concordat and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.