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    4. Research Assistant (Part-time) 2023
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    The School of Nursing and Midwifery at Queen’s University Belfast are seeking to appoint a Research Assistant on a part time basis to become an active member of an all-Ireland project team led by Dr Gary Mitchell. The aim of this project is to co-design digital education resources for healthcare professions students.

    The successful applicant will work closely with the team to complete a range of research activities including a scoping review of the literature, a Delphi study, qualitative fieldwork and a mixed methods evaluation.

    About you

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

    • 2.1 Honours Degree (or equivalent) in relevant discipline OR an expected 2:1 honours degree for students who have graduated in 2023 with classification pending.
    • Has experience of undertaking research in the field of health.
    • Experience in developing or evaluating educational resources.
    • Experience of undertaking literature reviews and quantitative data analysis.
    • Track record of peer-reviewed publications or peer-reviewed publications in preparation.

    This is a Fixed Term post for up to 11 months, or available until 31 August 2024, whichever is sooner. 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.

    What we offer

    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.