Salary: Research Assistant: £33,002 - £34,610 per annum
Research Associate: £35,608 - £46,049 per annum
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: 03 October 2025
The Role
We are seeking to recruit a Research Assistant/Associate to undertake work as part of our NU Solve programme.
Newcastle University Solve (NU Solve) in the School of Mathematics, Statistics & Physics (MSP) has a track record of applying world-class academic expertise to businesses, industry, and wider society. From bespoke training and research to commercial consultancy, NU Solve works with external organisations in the fields of mathematics, statistics, data science and physics to make real impact outside of academia and to interdicsiplinary research. NU Solve also operates a drop-in clinic for University staff to get help with their statistics and data science problems.
NU Solve has a new role for a statistician to work on a diverse range of projects with business, industry and government partners and academics across Newcastle University.
The role will expand the capacity of NU Solve to develop closer partnerships with external organisations and other Schools and Institutes, and to broaden the scope of activity for the School of MSP in the area of statistics and data science. This will help to strengthen and expand our School business, innovation and skills activities, such as our new statistical data science CPD courses.
Working with academics and professional services staff across the School and Faculty, the role will work flexibly across commercial consulting projects, skills and continuing professional development (CPD) training and research projects.
The position is full time, available for a fixed period of 24 months in the first instance.
For informal inquiries about this post, please contact Professor Kevin Wilson kevin.wilson@ncl.ac.uk
To apply, please complete an online application, upload a CV and a cover letter. Your cover letter should be a detailed supporting statement outlining why you are a good fit for the role. Please explain how you meet the essential criteria outlined below and evidence this with examples.
Key Accountabilities
The role is at the Research Associate/Assistant level, based within NU Solve in the School of Mathematics, Statistics & Physics. The successful applicant will work under direct academic and NU Solve manager supervision. The successful applicant will:
* Work on a diverse range of external projects with industry, business and government partners
* Deliver consulting, skills and CPD training and applied research projects. You can find examples of previous projects here.
* Help develop closer partnerships with businesses, industry and external agencies, broadening activity for the School in statistics, mathematics, and data science
* Work with School and Faculty facilitators and School academics
The Person
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Broad knowledge of statisticsSkills in programming languages such as R and/or Python
* Experience of applying statistics to solve complex real-world problems
* Ability to handle a diverse portfolio of work, across a range of project types
* Ability to analyse large, complex and imperfect datasets
Desirable
* Broad knowledge of mathematics
* Experience in writing research publications
* Expertise in data science and machine learning
* Additional software skills such as Shiny, LaTeX, Tidyverse, Tableau, C/C++, Java, GitHub
* Experience in report writing for projects underpinned statistics
Attributes and Behaviour
* Demonstrable commitment to the values of equality and diversity
* A positive attitude and ability to act as a role model to students and colleagues
* Produce clear, well-structured and succinct written work and oral presentations which can be easily understood by a variety of individuals at different levels within an organisation
* Proficient time management skills
* The ability to work effectively as part of a team
* The ability to work independently under supervision, make decisions within the role’s remit and take responsibility for outcomes
Qualifications
* PhD awarded (for Associate level) or nearing completion (for Assistant level) in statistics or a closely related discipline
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 silver 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: 28558