Research Assistant/Associate

Salary: Reserach Assistant:  £33,002 - £33,951 per annum, pro rata

            Research Associate: £35,608 - £46,049 per annum, pro rata

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 02 February 2026

The Role

The purpose of this role will be to carry out research involved in the adaptation and evaluation of a group-based psychoeducational intervention for remotely delivery with people after Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) and minor stroke. Research activities will be carried out in collaboration with our academic partners (University of Nottingham) and staff working within clinical services at NHS participating sites. You will play a key role in the delivery of the intervention programme of a multi-centre pre/post intervention study in which a remotely delivered group psychoeducational programme, developed and further refined by the research team, will be evaluated. The study will investigate if the remote mode of delivery is feasible and well-tolerated from participants recruited in primary care and community settings.

The Project

You will be required to deliver the group psychoeducational programme remotely, to recruit study participants and to assess them on baseline measures or outcome measures. You will be expected to undertake research activities independently as well as working as part of a team and will be responsible for writing up their work in order to contribute to project meetings and published outcomes. Working with the wider research team including the Co-Lead (Dr Jade Kettlewell) and directly supervised by the PI (Dr Eirini Kontou).

This post is part time, fixed term for a period of 24 months until 31 December 2027 for 18.5 hours per week.

For informal enquiries contact: eugene.tang@newcastle.ac.uk

Find out more about the Faculty of Medical Sciences here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/

Find out more about our Research Institutes here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/research/institutes/

Key Accountabilities

• Effective liaison with study participants, research and clinical staff. This will involve collection of outcome measures assessing mood, cognition and quality of life
• Data collection from NHS-based clinical services
• Knowledge of project related research governance and administrative duties

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Ability to work well as part of a team and rapidly acquire new skills
• Detailed subject knowledge in health services delivery research (ideally in stroke)
• High level of analytical and problem-solving capability
• Ability to communicate complex information with clarity and to encourage the commitment of others
• Experience of research with clear transferable skills and some experience or awareness of the research environment in stroke or psychology

Attributes and Behaviour

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Willing to learn new skills
• Willing to take on extra tasks and support other projects where appropriate
• Being highly organised

Qualifications

• PhD for Research Associate level and Masters for Research Assistant level
• Subject matter (Psychology) expertise

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a Gold Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

Requisition ID: 29022