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Research & Innovation Associate (REConnectED Project)
£28, to £32, per annum
Full time/Fixed Term - 18 months
About the Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Research & Innovation Associate to join the UKRI Medical Research Council–funded REConnectED project, a mixed‑methods feasibility study of a novel peer‑supported online group intervention designed to support adults recovering from eating disorders. You’ll be joining the REConnectED project at an exciting moment, helping us understand how a peer‑supported online group can make a real difference to people recovering from eating disorders. Your role sits at the heart of a mixed‑methods feasibility study, where you’ll be involved in everything from shaping research materials to working directly with partners across the UK and Ireland.
Working closely with the project’s PI and wider team you’ll play a key part in bringing the intervention to life, supporting facilitator training and helping ensure sessions run as intended. You’ll collaborate with NHS clinicians, voluntary‑sector partners, peer supporters, and people with lived experience, fostering positive and professional relationships across the project. You’ll be involved in both qualitative and quantitative data collection, speaking directly with participants and facilitators in interviews while also helping to manage and monitor survey data. As the project progresses you’ll contribute to analysing both sets of data, working with the PI to understand how the intervention is experienced, what works well and what may need refining ahead of future evaluation.
You’ll be part of a collaborative and supportive environment contributing to project meetings and helping prepare reports, publications and accessible summaries for academic, clinical, voluntary‑sector and lived‑experience audiences. This is a role where curiosity, empathy and strong communication skills really matter and where your contributions will help shape a new approach to supporting recovery.
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.
Interview date: W/C 16th March
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 World University rankings, putting us in the top 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.
For any informal queries about the role or the team, please contact Dr Niamh McNamara (Associate Professor of Social Psychology) at
Join Us
1. 30 - 35 days annual leave per year plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days pro rata
2. 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.
3. Flexibility - take ownership over how you get your work done. We're open to different working patterns and approaches.
4. 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%.
5. Access to a wealth of formal and informal professional development opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
6. Range of health and wellbeing services, including a Health Cash Plan, voluntary benefits, discounts, and savings for all colleagues.
7. And a whole lot more…Find out more about the we offer.
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. By championing positive wellbeing, we promote an environment where all can thrive and reach their full potential. 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 however, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. For more information visit the Government Skilled Worker visa support page. 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 for further information.
Please note that this role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.