Research Assistant

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields.  We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities.  Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role:

Your role will be to support research within the Social Work and Social Policy Unit of Assessment (UoA20) for the next REF (2029). You will contribute to ongoing projects, assisting lead researchers with the undertaking of research and the development and recording of impact. You will become involved in a wide range of research activities, including writing reports and papers, data collection and analysis, and literature review. You will also support the convenors of UoA20 in shaping a strong research environment and monitoring our profile of research and associated outputs.

With a degree, you'll have experience of writing concise but comprehensive reports/papers, and ideally of undertaking research and knowledge of research methods and design. You'll be able to communicate effectively and you have excellent presentation skills and strong administrative/organisational abilities. The ability to meet deadlines and work as part of a team are essential. We are looking for someone who can think critically and wants to see research making a difference, particularly for marginalised communities and groups.

Informal enquiries can be made to Sarah Burch, Director of Research and Scholarship, at sarah.burch@aru.ac.uk.

Find out more about working with us.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

The role being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. 

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes: 

For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.