£13.67 per hour + £1.65 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
23 Dec 2024

Role & Department Overview

Note: This role is opened to both STUDENTS and NON-STUDENTS of the University
 
The Careers and Employability Service has secured funding to undertake an exciting research project focusing on how students hear about graduate opportunities and what influences their decisions when choosing which roles to apply for.  Findings from the research will help to inform future service provision.
 
The successful candidate will be a confident communicator, who will support the collection of data through the facilitation of focus groups, undertaking data analysis, as well as contributing to the final report which will be published on the Prospects Luminate website. 
 
The role will start in mid-January, initially for a period of 8 weeks.  Hours will be flexible but the successful candidate will need to be able to come onto campus on a regular basis to undertake the in-person focus groups, and to meet with their research supervisors. 
 
Preferred start date: 13th of January 2025
 
Expected end date: 7th of March 2025
 
Weekly hours: 8 hours per week
 
Location: On the Lancaster University campus

Job Description

Main responsibilities:
 
  • Undertake analysis of existing quantitative and qualitative data to identify research themes.
  • Facilitate a minimum of 4 focus groups with 6 to 8 participants per session.
  • Transcribe focus groups and commence a thematic analysis of the data.
  • Provide administrative support including scheduling interviews.
  • Contribute to final research report.  

Person Specification

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:
 
  • Confident communicator who is happy to lead focus group discussions by creating an open, welcoming environment that encourages participants to share their genuine thoughts and experiences.
  • Knowledge of qualitative research techniques and software such as NVivo, would be an advantage.
  • Ability to write clear, concise and professional research reports 
  • Excellent organisation skills 
  • Knowledge of quantitative data analysis techniques would be an advantage  
Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:
 
  • Verbal communication
  • Written communication
  • Self-motivation
  • Research
  • Planning and organising
  • Curiosity
  • Analysing
For further information, please contact Diane Richardson at [email protected]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
 

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

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Help and advice on making applications can be found on the Lancaster University Careers pages. Visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/careers.

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