Research Support Assistant

Based within the Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour, you will work with Dr Susannah Walker and colleagues to explore how physiological responses are shared between people living with chronic pain and those around them. This work aims to improve our understanding of the interpersonal and social dimensions of chronic pain and inform future research and intervention development. This fixed-term post is available for 10 months at 0.4 FTE (14 hours per week). You will support all aspects of the research project including:

• Participant recruitment and scheduling.
• Collection of psychophysiological and questionnaire data.
• Data management, analysis and visualisation.
• Patient and public involvement and engagement activities.
• Preparation of reports, presentations and research publications.
  
  The Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science is seeking a highly motivated and organised Research Support Assistant to join a Pain Relief Foundation-funded project investigating physiological synchrony in chronic pain., You will hold a good honours degree (minimum 2:1) in Psychology, Neuroscience or a related discipline and have experience of conducting research with human participants. You should possess strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work independently and as part of a research team.
You will have:
• Experience of research data collection and management.
• Knowledge of research ethics and good research practice.
• Experience of statistical analysis using R.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable experience includes psychophysiological data collection (e.g. ECG, EEG or related measures), working with clinical populations, and involvement in public engagement or patient and public involvement activities.

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is a distinctive, unique institution, rooted in the Liverpool City Region and with a global presence. Our students and staff, past, present, and future, are the beating heart of our city and can be found in every corner of every industry and community. We couldn't exist anywhere else and have shaped the city in which we belong. Working with the people of Liverpool to improve lives and support communities is at the heart of why we were founded and why we exist today., This is an exciting time to join the university as we deliver the LJMU Strategy 2030 and its vision of LJMU as an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, by placing students at the heart of everything we do. If you feel that this is the role you have been looking for and your skills and experience can make a real difference at LJMU, we look forward to hearing from you.

In return, we offer an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, induction and development support as well as family-friendly policies.