15202 - Clinical Study Research Assistant

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Career development benefits

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh is seeking a Clinical Study Research Assistant to support the Edinburgh Diabetes Remission Study (EDRS). This part-time, 17.5 hours per week role is fixed-term until 30 June 2028 and based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

You will assist with recruitment, metabolic assessments and dietary management, liaising with the Chief Investigator and CRF staff to coordinate this single-centre, MRC-funded study. Full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment of participants for the Edinburgh Diabetes Remission Study (EDRS)
• Metabolic assessment coordination and data gathering
• Dietary management support for participants
• Liaising with the Chief Investigator and CRF staff to deliver the study

Job description

15202 - Clinical Study Research Assistant

CMVM / School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences/Centre for Cardiovascular Science

Part Time, 0.5FTE (17.5 hours)

Fixed term, until 30 June 2028.

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The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we support the University’s research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Study Research Assistant with primary responsibility to support the Edinburgh Diabetes Remission Study (EDRS). The post holder will join the EDRS team within the Institute for Neuroscience & Cardiovascular Research (INCR) and the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

The appointee will contribute to the recruitment, metabolic assessment, and dietary management of participants involved in this study by liaising directly with the Chief Investigator and the CRF staff at the Royal Infirmary. They will have day-to-day responsibility for the coordination and delivery of this single centre, MRC-funded study. Full training will be provided.

This post is part time (17.5 hours per week), flexible working hours are required.

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