Research Assistants

The opportunity

Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences is a recognised centre of excellence in the UK and has established a national and international reputation for the quality of its academic and research work in the areas of sport and health sciences. Based across the Cyncoed and Llandaff campuses, we provide a broad range of vocationally focused academic programmes and pride ourselves on good student feedback and excellent graduate employability. Many of our programmes are professionally accredited to meet the requirements of the sport and healthcare professions and we engage closely with industry to provide consultancy services and professional development programmes. Our School also delivers a thriving research culture, with over 100 PhD students across a variety of disciplines. The wellbeing of our staff, students and our local community underpins everything we do as we continue to add value through our teaching, innovation and research.

We seek to establish a pool of bright and enthusiastic individuals who will be in a position to take on ad-hoc placements as research assistants to complete projects as and when they occur. The successful individuals will be matched to the project needs and join a team of established academic and technical staff at our Llandaff or Cyncoed campus to address the specific aims of the project.

Pool Research Assistants will support the research and innovation work of the School by assisting project teams in a variety of ways. These will principally include qualitative or quantitative data collection and analysis.

What we are looking for

You will be an enthusiastic and friendly with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience.

You will bring:

Experience of data collection and basic data analysis (such as a post graduate dissertation).

Good knowledge of videoconferencing applications.

Good level of analytical skills.

Ability to communicate complex information clearly, both orally and in writing.

Ability to use personal initiative and creativity to solve problems encountered in the research context.

Ability to conduct and write literature reviews.

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.

Experience of undertaking complex literature searches.

Why join Cardiff Metropolitan University?

In 2020, the University was named The Sunday Times ‘Welsh University of the Year 2021’; in 2021 it became the Times Higher Education ‘UK and Ireland University of the Year 2022’; and in 2022 it was ranked the top university in the UK in the People and Planet Green League.

We are a values-based University. We are proud of our culture and we are there for our people. Our community spirit is the golden thread that underpins our values and behaviours. We support each other, we are kind to one another, and we are one team; we are One Cardiff Met. We encourage and embrace inclusion that enables everyone to feel respected and able to perform at their best.

In addition, the University offers highly competitive terms and conditions including:

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous contributions.
• Award winning sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership, plus subsidised physiotherapy/complementary therapy/sports massage.
• Access to all library facilities.
• Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work.
• Free family access to our independent specialist wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.

If you would like to talk with us about this opportunity please contact Huw Jones, R&I Manager, at hpjones@cardiffmet.ac.uk.

Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.

The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.

Further information

Please read our Candidate Pack or visit our staff recruitment website for information about working for us, our culture, benefits, work-life balance and our career progression and development opportunities.