Overview
This fixed-term role runs until 15/12/2025, for 2.5 days per week. Applications are invited for the position of Research Assistant or Officer within the Faculty of Science and Engineering, to work for the S4 outreach project (Swansea University Science For Schools Scheme, S4).
The Research Assistant or Officer will independently deliver a series of research reports and papers that form the dissemination deliverables of a Longitudinal Cohort Evaluation (LCE) of participants in a campus-based STEM outreach programme. The LCE has been delivered and the drafts of reports and papers completed. The Research Officer will complete full analysis of the LCE and publish the reports and papers. Analysis will require expert use of SPSS and NVivo.
The LCE was collected from secondary school students (from areas of social and economic disadvantage in South Wales) following their participation in a university campus science intervention programme. S4 introduced students to spaces of science and higher education and evaluated the impact this had on their ideas about science, future careers, entrance into higher education and aspirations. Our delivery was under a broad “Science Capital” theoretical lens.
Responsibilities
* Deliver a short-term piece of work analysing evaluation data from the S4 programme, with a focus on producing high-quality dissemination outputs.
* Complete full analysis of the Longitudinal Cohort Evaluation (LCE) and publish reports and papers.
* Apply expert use of SPSS and NVivo for data analysis.
* Work closely with the Lead Academics to implement the shared project vision in a sprint-project setting with regular, discrete deliverables.
Qualifications & Experience
* A suitably qualified human geography post-doctoral researcher to deliver a short-term piece of work analysing evaluation data from the S4 programme.
* A PhD in Human Geography or a relevant social science discipline is desirable.
* Experience of research in widening access to education and STEM inclusivity is needed.
Context & Deliverables
You will ensure the strategic aims of the project are realised via a specific set of deliverables. This is a “sprint project” with regular, discrete deliverables over a short period of time and you will work closely with the Lead Academics to implement the shared project vision.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.
Welsh Language Skills
The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 – A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use basic everyday words and phrases. The University is bilingual; Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.
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