Research Assistant - Racial Equity in EDI Policy in Universities
Research Assistant - Racial Equity in EDI Policy in Universities
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Job Description
Grade UE06: 34132 to 39355 per annum pro-rata (18.70 - 21.56 per hour holiday pay)
CAHSS/Moray House School of Education and Sport
Part-time: Guaranteed hours (100 hours over duration of the contract)
Fixed-term: to May 2026
Please note this role is only open to students.
The Opportunity:
The RA will contribute to the delivery of the project and their main roles include data collection (online EDI documents and interviews) data analysis project management (planning and organising) and to support the drafting of the project report.
This is a Guaranteed Hours post that combines a mix of remote and on-campus working.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Familiarity with and interest in equality diversity and inclusion.
- Up-to-date knowledge of discourses and practices related to equality diversity and inclusion.
- Ability to manage and analyse qualitative data using Nvivo.
- Experience with developing and using qualitative research methods.
- Experience with designing conducting and reporting project findings.
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Application Information:
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new browser tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
Championing equality diversity and inclusion:
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens in a new browser tab).
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note:
The closing date for applications is 25 June 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Employment Type
Part-Time
