Research Assistant

Dr Ciara Hackett is seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Research Assistant. 

The successful candidate will contribute to a project for the Athena Swan Committee on perimenopause and menopause: specifically, on the impact of menopause/perimenopause on academic and professional service careers. This research comes in the context of the university?s recent policy on Menopause. Dr. Hackett is looking to commission this research in her capacity as SWAN Champion so that we, via the school Athena Swan Committee, might develop specific law school support across research, service and teaching.

The successful candidate will assist in: 

1) Preparing a review of menopause literature as it relates to career impacts for academic and professional services staff. 

What you?ll get in return 

The successful candidate will receive a contract for 50 hours of research assistance at the rate of ?16.60 per hour. This will likely be completed between February - May 2025, with 5 hours of work per week currently allocated. The successful candidate will receive written credit for their contribution to this research in any outputs that result from this role. 

How to apply 

If you are interested, please send your CV (max 2 pages) + covering /motivational statement (max 1 page) to Dr Ciara Hackett (c.hackett@qub.ac.uk) by specifying ?Application for the Research Assistant position? in the subject line. 

Deadline: 31st January 2025 at 5pm.

Essential Criteria 

• Currently undertaking a PhD within the School of Law. 
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently and to deadlines. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop good working relations with colleagues. 

Desirable criteria 

        -  Knowledge of menopause/women?s health literature

Further enquiries about the position may be directed to Dr Ciara Hackett (c.hackett@qub.ac.uk) 

Currently undertaking a PhD within the School of Law. 

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

Applicants must be currently studying towards a PhD.  

• 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.

Purpose of the job: 

To work as part of a team, assisting with the delivery of a quality service within the University Childcare facility, providing high standards of care and play opportunities for children aged 6 weeks to 11 years old and fostering an environment in which the needs of the children are met. 

Main duties and responsibilities: 

To assist in the provision of a warm, secure environment which will foster the child's physical, intellectual, emotional and social development. 

Assist in the organisation and provision of age appropriate daily programmes for the children to include both directed and free play which can be delivered within the indoor and outdoor environment. 

Provide age appropriate personal and intimate care for the children and assist with toilet training hand washing and personal hygiene. 

Monitor all children and report any incidents or concerns to the Childcare Supervisor. 

Maintain staff to child ratios as per Legislative requirement by sustaining a presence at work. 

Be a reliable member of the team, working co-operatively and with flexibility 

Provide a service which values and respects cultural and ethnic diversity and maintain and respect confidentiality at all times. 

Observe, adhere to and have a working knowledge of the Childcare Services suite of policies and procedures and adhere to all health and safety regulations appropriate to the childcare facility. 

Ensure effective communications with all team members, children and parents. 

Maintain the equipment and materials in a clean and safe condition. 

To follow guidelines and procedures for safeguarding in accordance with Childcare Services policies and procedures 

To carry out any other duties which are appropriate to the post as may be reasonably requested by Managers or Supervisors 

Childcare qualifications are desirable but not essential. 

You will need to be: 

You will need to be someone who has a genuine interest in and is enthusiastic about all aspects of childcare and education. You will need to have a caring and dynamic approach, as well as, an ability to manage a group of children. 

You must also have good communication and interpersonal skills, be capable of following oral and written instructions, be flexible, demonstrate a commitment to providing a safe and caring environment for children and have the ability to work well as member of a team. 

You must consent to the pre-employment checks as required for the role.

Childcare experience is essential.