Research Assistant at Queen Mary University of London

About the Role

The Research Assistant is part of the PANDASIA collaborative research project between diverse European institutions and Thailand. The research project is aimed to make a contribution to our understanding of pandemic literacy and viral zoonotic spillover risk (see http://pandasia-project.eu). The project is funded by the EU and running between 2023-2027. The research assistant will directly support the Senior Lecturer in Global Public Health, Doreen Montag a Co-Investigator of PANDASIA and based at QMUL.

About You

The candidate is expected to hold a Postgraduate degree, with previous experience in qualitative research methods, policy, and stakeholder analysis The candidate is also expected to have an advanced level in Thai, enabling the candidate to do document and interview analysis in Thai. A broader interest and knowledge in one health, ecohealth and planetary health will be beneficial for approaching the main aim of PANDESIA.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

Ranked in the top 10 in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, Queen Mary University of London is one of the UK’s leading research-intensive higher education institutions, delivering world class education and knowledge transfer across a wide range of subjects in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Medicine and Dentistry and Science and Engineering.

The School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD) is a significant constituent of the University and is organised into seven separate Institutes.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at the Whitechapel Campus in London. It is part time 17.5 hours per week (50% FTE), temporary appointment for 15 months, with an expected start date of August 2023. The starting salary will be Grade 4, £39,308 per annum (pro-rata), inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Dr Doreen Montag at d.montag@qmul.ac.uk or on +44 (0) 020 7882 8118.

For further details and to apply for the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button.

The closing date for applications is 03 July 2023.

Interviews are expected to be held in the week of the 17th of July or latest 24th of July.

The Faculty of Medicine and Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science.

The Faculty of Medicine holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award. We are committed to the equality of opportunities and to advancing women’s careers. We have policies to support staff returning from long-term absence, for flexible arrangements for staff with parental responsibilities and for childcare support. As part of the School’s commitment to the Athena SWAN principles we strongly encourage applications from women.

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