The Research Assistant will support the delivery of a Diabetes UK-funded research project exploring the experiences and support needs of siblings of children and young people with Type 1 Diabetes and co-developing psychoeducational resources to support families.
Working closely with the Research Fellow and under the supervision of the wider project team, the postholder will contribute to participant recruitment, survey administration, qualitative data collection, workshop delivery, data management and dissemination activities. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience of mixed-methods health research, co-production approaches and research involving children, young people and families.
The post will be based within the Manchester Centre for Health Psychology, part of the Division of Psychology and Mental Health at The University of Manchester.
The successful candidate will work closely with Dr Jo Brooks, Dr Rhiannon Hawkes, Dr Daniela Ghio and project collaborators to deliver the study. They will join a multidisciplinary team working with healthcare professionals, public contributors, charities and community organisations to develop resources for siblings of children and young people living with Type 1 Diabetes. The project includes survey research, interviews, participatory workshops and resource development activities involving families across the UK.
What you will get in return:
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
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Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please be aware that due to the number of applications we unfortunately may not able to provide individual feedback on your application.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
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Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Dr Jo Brooks
Email: joanna.brooks@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:
Email: recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk
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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
