A unique opportunity to join an ambitious public history project focusing on the NHS and Covid-19
We are looking for a Research Assistant to join a public history project directed by Dr Stephanie Snow (PI), ‘NHS Voices of Covid-19: Creating a national collection’, undertaken in partnership with the British Library and funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council. This major programme of work is building on the NHS at 70 project – nhs70.org.uk – to develop a national collection of personal testimonies and in-depth reflections around Covid-19 that will be preserved at the British Library as a permanent public resource for informing policy and practice.
The position is full-time starting as soon as possible for 16 months. The appointment will be made at Grade 5, £27,511-£29,176 per annum. It is not subject to renewal.
Your role will be to work closely with the PI, the NHS at 70 and British Library teams, including stakeholders, to identify priority themes for rapid data analysis and develop digital and other resources to feed learning into policy and practice.
You will be a creative and strategic thinker with excellent oral and written communication skills. You will have proven experience of qualitative research, especially data analysis using NVivo or similar tools. You will be able to use your initiative to solve problems and effectively prioritise your workload.
You must be willing to travel across the UK when conditions allow, and be flexible in working evenings and weekends when necessary.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more details of the roles.
The School is committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for promoting women’s careers in STEMM subjects (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) in higher education. The School holds a Bronze Award for their commitment to the representation of women in the workplace and we particularly welcome applications from women for this post. All appointments will be made on merit. For further information, please visit:
https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/about/equality/
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Stephanie Snow
Email: stephanie.snow@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:
Email: hrservices@manchester.ac.uk
Technical support:
Email: universityofmanchester@helpmeapply.co.uk
Tel: 0161 850 2004
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.
