Research Assistant (CONNECT)
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Job Summary
GradeUE06: 34610.00-39906.00 per annum. Please note that due to budgetary restrictions the appointment will be made on the first step (34610.00 pro rata) within the grade.
CAHSS HiSS Clinical Psychology
Part Time: 28 hours perweek; 0.8 FTE
Fixed Term: Until 31 March 2027. The post is available from January 2026.
The Opportunity:
We are looking for motivated and creative candidates with a strong interest and background in the applied psychology of mental health. This is an exciting opportunity to be the Edinburgh and NHS Lothian site Research Assistant in the CONNECT study. The CONNECT study is a multi-site Wellcome Trust funded project which aims to identify relapse signatures using active and passive digital monitoring and data collection methods.
The post-holder will have some experience and interest in research on psychosis or in severe mental health problems. The postholder will be responsible for recruitment and assessment of participants in the study and will work closely with the Manchester Research Co-ordinator the study Project Manager and the project team. The successful applicant will join the Section of Clinical Psychology in the School of Health in Social Science and become a member of the Contextual Mental Health Research Group.
This job requires Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) check.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge in working with people with severe mental health problems particularly people who experience psychosis.
- Experience of using psychological self report measures rating scales direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with people with severe mental health problems.
- Proven ability to use initiative to efficiently plan optimise and progress project and communicate findings.
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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 a defined benefits pension scheme staff discounts family-friendly initiatives and flexible work options. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new 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.
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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 Monday 8 December 2025.
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Interviews dates to be confirmed.
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Spss
- Data Collection
- DNA Isolation
- Stata
- Biochemistry
- Qualitative Research Interviewing
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Molecular Biology
- Research Laboratory Experience
- Western Blot
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