Research Assistant

Interview Date: Monday 23 November 2015

University of the Year 2014 – Times Higher Education Awards

About Us

Edge Hill University is a dynamic institution with a clear sense of direction, a forward-thinking culture and significant resources to invest in its future. Edge Hill was named University of the Year in the 10th annual Times Higher Education Awards, the most prestigious accolade in the Higher Education sector. The University had previously been shortlisted three times in 2007/8, 2010/11 and 2011/12, making it the only university to be shortlisted four times in seven years. It was also named by the same publication as the Best University Workplace in its 2015 survey of staff across UK universities.

Edge Hill occupies a UK top 10 position in the National Student Survey for Overall Student Satisfaction, boasts strong levels of graduate employment and is one of the top two universities in the UK for Social Mobility. The University seeks exceptional individuals to join our intellectually stimulating, creative and inclusive community set on the outskirts of a pleasant market town, with easy access to the nearby cities of Liverpool and Manchester.

About the Role

You will work with departmental academics conducting research on a project entitled ‘The Problems and Practices of Professionals and Care Workers working with Clients who are Sexually Active but not legally able to Consent to Sex’. This role provides an excellent opportunity for you to enhance your research experience and practice a range of research skills: documentary analysis; interviewing; survey analysis; running focus groups; using Nvivo to organise and database the evidence and notate your analysis. There will also be an opportunity to develop expertise in a growing area of research – policy and practice at the intersections of age, capability and sexuality.

About You

You will have evidence of research training, which may include a postgraduate qualification along withdemonstrable research skills. Self-motivated with a painstaking approach to best practice in research, you will demonstrate your ability to work effectively on your own initiative and as part of the wider research team. Excellent organisational skills, a proactive problem solving approach and excellent communication and customer care skills will enable you to succeed in this role.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy you may wish to contact Paul Reynolds, Reader in Sociology and Social Philosophy at reynoldp@edgehill.ac.uk