Research Assistant - LUBS Enhancing Research Culture Project

University of Leeds

Leeds, United Kingdom

ID: 7232753 (Ref.No. LUBSC1714)
Posted: March 28, 2024

Job Description

Open to current Masters or PHD students at the University of Leeds

Are you a current Masters or PhD student looking to be part of a funded research project?  Do you have a background in qualitative data collection, synthesis and analysis?  Do you want to be part of a short-term research project in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities?

Leeds University Business School has been awarded Research England funding, under the Enhancing Research Culture funding stream, to carry out a project on ‘Developing an Inclusive Research Culture through Improving Research Support Practices’.

This research project seeks to:

1) Implement interventions identified in the Phase 1 project - Improving Research Culture Through Addressing Inequality in Research Funding - to remove barriers and improve inclusivity in external research funding development activities

2) Extend our focus beyond research funding development support to look at the wider research system (including research communications and training and development).  

This post is for a maximum of 250 hours for the period until 31 July 2024

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:   

Jo Garrick, Research Support Officer: Training & Development 

Email: [email protected] 

 

Or


Liam Irwin

Email: [email protected] 

Location:  Leeds - Main Campus
Faculty/Service:  Faculty of Business
School/Institute:  Leeds University Business School
Category:  Research
Grade:  Grade 6
Salary:  £30,487 to £36,024 p.a. pro rata
To be paid at an hourly rate of £15.63
Post Type:  Hourly/Variable
Contract Type:  Fixed Term (until 31 July 2024)
Release Date:  Wednesday 27 March 2024
Closing Date:  Wednesday 10 April 2024
Reference:  LUBSC1714


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