Research Assistant

I-Prehab Research Assistant We seek an ambitious and well organised Research Assistant who will pursue excellence in applied cancer care research. The successful candidate will be a key member of a multidisciplinary research team delivering on a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) funded project to be conducted in Wales and England. The project is about inclusion in cancer prehabilitation/rehabilitation services for people in hospital and community. Informal enquiries about the post are welcomed and should be directed to Professor Jane Hopkinson (HopkinsonJB@cardiff.ac.uk) This position is part-time (up to 17.5 hours per week) and fixed term until 31.03.2025. Secondment opportunity welcome - please note for Cardiff University members of staff interested in this post on a secondment basis, permission will need to be sought from your current Line Manager before applying. Salary: £32,332 to £34,980 per annum, pro-rata for hours worked (Grade 5). Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances. Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements. Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at:  Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University