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Student Assistant

£29,152 - £29,152
Co Antrim
Temporary / Interim
 

Job Description

Hours: Up to 40 hours (September 2024 ? June 2025, with potential for additional hours)
Training: 3 hours (provided)
Data Management: 10 hours for data comparison and reporting
Location: Remote (via Zoom)

The Widening Participation Unit at Queen?s University Belfast is seeking to recruit a Reading Assessor to support the delivery of the Reading Together programme, aimed at improving reading skills and attitudes among children with lived experience of care. The programme is funded by the Department for Education Step Up Funding and is designed for primary school pupils in P4-P7.

The Reading Assessor will be responsible for conducting and recording reading assessments using the NEALE Reading Assessment, at the start and end of the 12-week programme. Assessments will be conducted via Zoom, with full training provided. The role requires the assessor to manage Zoom meetings with participants, record results accurately, and complete required reports.

The majority of assessments will take place between 3:30 pm and 7:00 pm, Monday to Friday, and will be scheduled during specific times of the year:

  • September - October 2024 (Max 24 Pre-Reading Assessments) 
  • January - March 2025 (Max 48 Post-Reading and Pre-Reading Assessments)
  • May - June 2025 (Max 24 Post-Reading Assessments)

NB: we aim to have 3 assessors in post. Each post holder will complete a third of the maximum assessment each time.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct pre- and post-reading assessments for children in P4-P7 via Zoom.
  • Administer the NEALE Reading Assessment (training provided).
  • Set up and manage Zoom calls with participants and their carers/parents.
  • Record assessment data in a reading assessment spreadsheet accurately.
  • Assist in data comparison and reporting as required.
  • Maintain communication with carers/parents professionally and clearly.
  • Engage with children in a friendly, motivating, and approachable manner.
  • Address any queries regarding the Reading Together programme.
  • Ensure safeguarding of children, adhering to the Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Groups Act (training provided).
  • Collaborate closely with the Widening Participation Unit and Queens University academic staff.
  • Act as a positive role model for higher education to programme participants.
  • The role's hours depend on the scheduling of assessments and may fluctuate throughout the year.

This is a unique opportunity to support a meaningful programme that helps children in foster care develop essential reading skills while gaining valuable experience in educational assessment and data management.

Please Submit CV and Cover letter with your application



Qualifications

Be Competent in carrying out one to one assessments online for the role. Training will be provided



Skills

Essential Criteria

  • Registered as an undergraduate or postgraduate student at Queen?s University Belfast for the academic year 2024-2025.
  • Experience using Zoom and Microsoft Forms.
  • Experience with basic data collection.
  • Experience working with young people.
  • Strong interest in supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to progress in education.
  • For students whose first language is not English: A minimum IELTS score of 7.0 in the speaking and writing bands (or equivalent). Proof of IELTS scores may be required.

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience conducting reading assessments.
  • Knowledge of the Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Groups Act.
  • Familiarity with the Reading Together programme at Queen?s University Belfast.
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Research Assistant

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Higher Education
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Job description for QWork Assignment

  • Research Assistant in Management (up to a maximum of 4 hours per week for 30 weeks)
  • This part-time role (up to a maximum of 4 hours per week for 30 weeks) will support Dr Sara Melo, Senior Lecturer in Management, in her leading impact project. Supporting the design, implementation, continuous improvement, and effective use of Business Intelligence systems in decision-making at Portuguese NHS hospitals.

 

The Research Assistant will be responsible for:

  • Searching the Internet for examples of toolkits targeted at practitioners in general, and toolkits directly related with the design and implementation of Business Intelligence (BI) systems
  • Preliminary scoping literature review on the models used to evaluate the readiness of hospitals to implement BI systems
  • Collaborate in the graphical design of the paper-based versions of a toolkit (draft and final versions) to be targeted at hospital practitioners to support them in the design, implementation and continuous improvement of a hospital BI system.
  • Identification of examples of activities that could be implemented at the different stages of the creation of a national network/community of practice of hospital staff
  • Identification of examples of questionnaires to measure the impact of research dissemination workshops with practitioners


Qualifications

Applicants must be currently studying towards a PhD.  



Skills
  • Applicants who have an interest in communicating research to non-academic stakeholders.
  • This part-time role is intended for an individual who is currently a PhD student.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills are essential. There is no need to know Portuguese as all the Research Assistant work will be in English.

Research Assistant

£34,145 - £34,145
Co Antrim
Higher Education
Temporary / Interim

Overview of the role

To assist in the project Mapping Bilingual Student Talk in NI Mainstream Classrooms. The project under the lead of Dr. Sultan Turkan (School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work) and in conjunction with external partners seeks to conduct classroom-based research on teacher-bilingual student talk. 

This role offers the opportunity to work with primary teachers and their bilingual students in linguistically and culturally diverse mainstream classrooms. 



Qualifications

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Skills

Essential Criteria 

  • Classroom teaching experience 
  • PGCE in teaching a subject matter
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team 
  • Ability to work to deadlines 
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills 
  • Excellent communication skills to non-academic audience.

Desirable Criteria

  • Knowledge of NI schooling systems and operations
  • Experience in writing for publication
  • Experience in leadership activities

Research Assistant

£35,100 - £35,100
Co Antrim
Higher Education
Temporary / Interim

Research Assistant in International Business, Entrepreneurship and Management (up to a maximum of 6.5 hours per week for 24 weeks)

 

This part-time role (up to a maximum of 6.5 hours per week) will support academics in the Department of International Business, Entrepreneurship and Management with their research.



Qualifications

Final-year student in an undergraduate management or international business programme.



Skills

We are seeking applicants who wish to gain first-hand experience in conducting research in international business, entrepreneurship and management and who are interested in communicating research to non-academic stakeholders.

 

This part-time role is intended for an individual who is currently enrolled in the BSc Management or BSc International Business programme and considering pursuing a PhD.

 

Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential. A solid understanding of the relevant discipline is required.

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