Research Assistant

☞ Cardiff University

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Update day: 26-05-2024

Location: Cardiff Wales

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Main function
To contribute to research within specialist area, carrying out supporting work that helps lead to the publishing of high-quality research. To pursue excellence in research and to inspire others to do the same.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
  • To undertake research, e.g. by planning, preparing, setting up, conducting and recording the outcome of experiments
  • Actively participate within the research group, communicating and presenting research at meetings, through publications and other recognised avenues as appropriate, ensuring information is communicated to internal and external partners
  • To contribute and support research publications and presentations as required
  • To contribute and support research funding bids as required
  • To analyse and communicate complex ideas, concepts and data using appropriate methods and packages
  • To resolve issues and support colleagues in devising procedures required to ensure accurate and timely reporting
  • To generate research output and contribute to the development of independent and original ideas as appropriate
  • To provide support in research activities for undergraduate courses and research programmes and provide guidance to other members of staff within the research team
  • To maintain and update area of specialist knowledge, researching and critically appraising relevant literature within the area.
  • To recruit individuals with intellectual disability or other neurodevelopmental conditions caused by a genetic deletion or duplication and to maintain involvement of the participants.
  • To develop a study protocol to assess sleep behaviour and physiology and cognition, working together with the children and their families
  • To conduct psychiatric interviews, assess neurocognitive function and obtain blood and saliva samples from participants.
  • To liaise with healthcare professionals and teams at other universities to facilitate patient recruitment and assessment for the study.
  • To travel UK-wide to assess patients in their own homes. This can require long distance travel/driving, consecutive overnight stays away from home and some assessments will take place outside of normal working hours.

Other
  • To participate in School administration and activities to promote the School and its work to the wider University and the outside world
  • To undergo personal and professional development that is appropriate to and which will enhance performance.
  • To ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
  • To abide by the University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
  • Any other duties not included above, but consistent with the role.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Education
1. A degree in Psychology or a related subject at 2:1 or higher or experience of working with children/ adolescents who have a history of mental illness and/ or neurodevelopmental disorders

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
2. Knowledge of research methods and techniques within specialist field:
a. Genetic syndromes and major psychiatric disorders.
b. A good understanding of data storage and protection
Demonstrable experience in:
c. Conducting and organising research projects.
d. Working with people with learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental issues or mental health problems.
e. Working with children.
3. Proven ability to analyse complex information and summarise appropriately
4. Knowledge and understanding of competitive research funding to be able to develop applications to funding bodies

Communication and Team Working
5. Proven communication skills, including presentation to various audiences
6. Excellent organisational and team-working skills

Other
7. Proven ability to demonstrate creativity, innovation and teamworking within work

Desirable Criteria
1. Postgraduate degree at PhD level in a related subject area or relevant industrial experience
2. Possession of a full valid driving licence is required.
3. Experience taking biological samples from participants (blood/saliva).
4. Experience of using the REDCap Database.
5. Understanding of the ethics application process and awareness of regulations regarding Material Transfer and agreements for DNA samples
6. Good understanding of the principles of conducting, interpreting and scoring psychiatric interviews both children as well as adults.

Additional Information

IMPORTANT: Evidencing Criteria
It is the School of Medicine’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.

Please ensure when submitting this document / attaching it to your application profile you name it with the vacancy reference number, in this instance for this post, 18243BR

If candidates do not provide written evidence of meeting all of the essential criteria then their application will not be progressed. The School of Medicine welcome the submission of CVs to accompany evidence of the job-based criteria.

Salary Range Min.

32,332

Salary Range Max.

34,980

Job Category

Academic - Research, Health, Medical & Dental

Grade

Grade 5
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Deadline: 10-07-2024

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