Job Description

Application closing date: 21/08/2023
Salary: \xc2\xa331,396 per annum, pro rata
Job category/type: Research

The School of Nursing & Midwifery at Queen\'s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint a part-time Research Assistant.

The successful candidate will be an active member of the research team associated with the Chronic Illness and Palliative Care research theme group in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

The individual will support the planning and execution of a co-design research project focused on designing a digital application within a renal research area.

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have:

• Degree or equivalent in subject relevant to research activity e.g., social sciences, computer science, digital/media, arts & humanities, or healthcare
• Project management experience
• Experience conducting research (e.g., interviews, surveys)
• Experience organising and facilitating workshops or related events with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria please see the Candidate Information link below.

This post is Part-time (22 hours per week) and is fixed term until 30 September 2024. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
At Queen\'s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

Queen\'s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: ; and

Informal enquiries may be directed to Anna Wilson via

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