Career Opportunities: Research Assistant in Effects of War-Related Injury in Gaza (27736)

​Salary: £32,296 to £33,232 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: 05 December 2024

The Role

The purpose of this Research Assistant Role in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University is to conduct research on the project ‘The afterlives of war-related injury: Mapping civilian trauma pathways in conflict settings’.

The project is funded through the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship scheme. Led by Dr Craig Jones, ‘The afterlives of war-related injury’ is a 4-year, interdisciplinary study into the immediate and long-term effects of physical and mental injury among civilian populations in Gaza and Iraq. The role involves desk-based research and remote methods (e.g. interviews and surveys) to produce a body of data about the effects of injury at different scales.

The post provides an excellent opportunity for a motivated candidate to work with leading researchers in political geography and to gain valuable experience in contributing to collaborative research.

For informal enquiries, please contact Craig Jones at craig.jones@newcastle.ac.uk

This role is fixed term for 12 months.

Key Accountabilities

• Work towards research on Gaza-based component of the project ‘Afterlives of war-related injury’: tracing the immediate and long-term effects of injury at different scales from the individual and family to the social and economic
• Conduct remote interviews and administer online surveys with healthcare workers, the injured and their families in Gaza
• Translation and transcription of data and other materials between Arabic and English
• Conduct primary and secondary data analysis
• Be ready to work with health-related databases and review of health files
• Present and publish research via academic and policy relevant publications individually and collaboratively with colleagues
• Work both independently and collaboratively
• Contribute to collaborative ethos of Geography at Newcastle and the wider research team
• Develop personal research networks to support research activities and future career development

The Person 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Research interests and skills closely aligned with the project aim of investigating health outcomes for vulnerable patient groups, particularly injured persons
• Experience of working directly with vulnerable patient groups, particularly injured persons, and their families
• Arabic language skills (fluency in all areas)
• Prior research experience in Gaza on health-related topic(s)
• First-hand knowledge of Gaza and professional networks based in Gaza
• Experience of carrying out prior desk and field-based research and developing research ideas and methodologies
• Ability to contribute to publication of high-quality academic papers and policy reports and documents
• Highly developed communication skills to engage effectively with diverse audiences, both orally and in writing

Attributes and Behaviour

• Commitment to carrying out research, engagement, and impact both as a member of a team and independently
• Collaborative ethos
• Positive attitude to colleagues and research participants/partners
• Commitment to personal development and updating of knowledge and skills

Qualifications

• MSc or MA in public health or development or related social science discipline 
• Bachelor degree in a health-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: 27736

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