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Research Assistant in Primate Behaviour
About the Role
We are recruiting a Research Assistant with interest/experience in primate behaviour and cognition. You will assist a range of projects across the School, such as quantitative observational coding of primate behaviour from video and/or in person, organisation and analysis of long-term primate datasets, and experimental primate cognition research at Twycross Zoo. Please see job description for more details about specific duties, and check the Evolution and Social Interaction Research Group webpage for example projects.
The post holder will join a team of Research Assistants who are employed and managed by the School and allocated flexibly to internally and externally funded research projects led by members of academic staff. As each Research Assistant is usually allocated part-time to a given project, it is possible to gather a varied experience of working with a number of supervisors on different projects. There is a mentorship scheme to assist with career planning, and research methods training is available both in-house and externally.
As this post can provide a breadth of research and teamworking experience, previous post holders have been highly successful in securing future employment including funded PhD studentships. The post is fixed term to the end of July 2025. It is possible that the post can be extended for those who wish to continue beyond this date but this is not guaranteed.
Driving license and use of a car will be an advantage, please indicate in your application.
If you have any queries about this role, please contact Prof. Bridget Waller (bridget.waller@ntu.ac.uk), Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Social Interaction.
Interview Date: Estimated w/c 12th August 2024 (aiming for a start date of 1st October 2024)
For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We'll still consider applications even if you don't meet every single one of the requirements, so don't be put off if you don't match them perfectly. Please note that we are unable to sponsor a visa for this position and so candidate must have the right to work in the UK.
About Us
NTU Psychology is recognised nationally and internationally for delivering theoretically informed and applied research. Within the UK we are the largest provider of full-time undergraduate degrees in psychology. Our pre-covid NSS scores for overall satisfaction was above 90% for eight years and since covid have been ahead of the sector average and sector benchmarks. We provide a learning experience of the highest quality to our students and pride ourselves as being at the forefront of sector innovations in teaching and learning. As a department we have co-written the introductory Essential Psychology textbook for SAGE, recently completing the 4th edition.
Our excellence is recognised internationally, with the recent QS 2023 World University rankings, putting us in the top 150 departments for psychology worldwide. At NTU Psychology we are committed to quality, diversity and inclusion and have achieved Athena SWAN recognition at the department level. You will be joining a very large, lively, diverse, collegiate and ambitious team. Colleagues in the department have a range of backgrounds, spanning most areas of psychology, which is reflected in the range of our research groups and our course portfolio.
Join Us
- Between 30 and 35 days annual leave per year (dependent on grade) plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days pro rata
- Hybrid working - we encourage and offer a mixture of office working and working from home. You're empowered to define how you work best for the benefits of your stakeholders.
- Flexibility - take ownership over how you get your work done. We're open to different working patterns and approaches.
- Salary Sacrifice Retirement Savings Plan with life assurance and income protection. Available to colleagues who choose to opt out of the contractual pension scheme. Minimum colleague contributions of 0% matched with minimum NTU contributions of 8%.
- Access to a wealth of formal and informal professional development opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
- Range of health and wellbeing services, voluntary benefits, discounts, and savings for all colleagues. Find out more about the range of benefits we offer at Benefits | Nottingham Trent University
- And a whole lot more…
Come and be part of our success. Apply today.
Safe and Inclusive
At NTU, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our students and colleagues. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team.
Please note that unfortunately, this role has been assessed as ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system, upcoming immigration rules (4th April 2024) changes may impact on eligibility for sponsorship, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position.
Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa for more information. However, applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the Home Office website for further information.
Please note that this role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.
