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SalaryWe are seeking a Research Assistant to join a research team involved in exploring the barriers and enablers to reducing unnecessary tests and treatments in dental primary care and sustainable oral health. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic researcher to build on existing work and conduct important and interesting research. It will also allow the candidate to develop skills in literature reviewing, conducting qualitative research, intervention development and research priority setting. The study will provide several opportunities to write up the findings for presentation at conferences and publications.
Your priorities will include:
- Conducting a literature review
- Recruitment of research participants
- In-practice data collection
- Facilitating focus groups
- Conducting interviews
- Analysing and interpreting qualitative data
- Contributing to publications in peer-reviewed journals
Who we're looking for a candidate with:
- A good undergraduate degree and either postgraduate qualification or equivalent research experience
- Experience of qualitative data collection and analysis
- Excellent communication skills
- Who is enthusiastic, professional and a good team player.
We are one of the UK's leading universities, internationally recognised for our expertise across a range of disciplines and research breakthroughs in multiple areas, including science, medicine and engineering, amongst many others. Our purpose is to transform lives, locally and globally, which we do as a community of staff (Professional Services and academic Schools), students and alumni. Professional Services directorates are key to delivering the University strategy and driving change across the University.
For further information about this position please contact Dr Heather Cassie at h.c.cassie@dundee.ac.uk.
To find out more about the School of Dentistry, please go to School of Dentistry | University of Dundee, UK
The diversity of our staff and students helps to make the University of Dundee a UK university of choice for undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning. Family friendly policies, staff networks for BME, Disabled and LGBT staff, membership of Athena SWAN, the ECU Race Equality Charter and Stonewall as well a full range of disability services, create an enjoyable and inclusive place to work.
