Description Students and staff from the School of English have produced a poetry anthology designed to be read and used in care homes and other dementia care settings (hospitals and memory cafes). The anthology project aims to provide meaningful activities for people living in care settings and ultimately to help promote wellbeing. The Student Research Assistant will help to deliver training sessions regarding the use of the anthology (training for care home and other workers). The Assistant will also help to evaluate the anthology through designing and distributing surveys to and conducting interviews with stakeholders. Start Date: 01/09/2025 End Date:09/01/2026 Working Hours: 80 hours to be arranged between 01/09/26 - 09/01/26 Pay Rate: £16.78 per hour plus holiday pay Location: University of Nottingham and care homes in Nottinghamshire Dress Code: Casual The duties will include: Attend and assist in delivering poetry anthology training sessions. Distribute feedback surveys in paper and online to users of the anthologies at in person training sessions and follow up by email afterwards. Meet with stakeholders (care homes, hospital, memory café) to hold 1 hour interviews about the anthology and record and note-take these. Collate and type up feedback from surveys and interviews. Skills and experience required for the role: Current postgraduate (taught or research) student at The University of Nottingham Love of poetry and ability to read (poetry) aloud confidently and clearly to others. Excellent interpersonal, listening and verbal communication skills. Experience of designing and conducting surveys and interviews. Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team. High levels of spoken and written English. Desirable skills and qualities: Knowledge of dementia or experience of working with people with dementia. Experience of working with older people or in a care environment. Experience of working with disadvantaged communities. Passionate about poetry and arts interventions. Application Instructions: Application Closing Date : 22nd August 2025. The Careers and Employability Service supports student and alumni to make choices about their future after their studies. To support you every step of the way, the team can help you to: ace the recruitment process providing advice on CV writing and interview preparation. explore a wide range of careers areas through web resources and sector events. connect with employers with vacancies through careers fairs. generate career ideas if you're not sure what you want to do. develop the skills you need to be successful in the workplace. Go to the Careers and Employability Service website to find out more. Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. Further information: The University of Nottingham will ask you whether you have any unspent criminal convictions as part of our pre-assignment checks. If the position you are applying for is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 you will be asked to confirm both spent and unspent convictions at the point of offer. Examples of such posts include clinical, medical and allied health roles, roles involving childcare services. A DBS check may also be required. The University will only use information relating to criminal convictions where the law allows us to do so in line with our Data Protection Policy. Personal data relating to criminal convictions will be retained confidentially and securely and access to that data will be strictly controlled. More information relating to the manner in which we process your personal data is located within our privacy notice for staff, job applicants and others working at the University. Information about your rights relating to the use of your personal data can be found within our website privacy notice. What Next: To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details. Please contact JobZone@nottingham.ac.uk for further information. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.