Part-Time Psychology Research Assistant (Flexible Schedule)

Bournemouth University; Talbot Village; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A renowned university in Talbot Village is seeking a Research Assistant to support a project investigating body perception in young women. The position involves recruiting participants, administering studies, analyzing data, and publishing results. Ideal candidates should have a degree in psychology or related fields and will be assessed on their organizational skills, reliability, and experience in psychology experiments. This role requires flexibility in working days and will not offer sponsorship for work permissions.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting participants and running psychology experiments in person.
• Good research skills, usually obtained via completion of a degree in psychology or a related discipline.
• Outgoing, friendly and sensitive to participant concerns.
• Well organised, reliable and punctual.
• Able to work independently and ask for help when needed.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and coordinate participants for studies.
• Administer the study to recruited participants.
• Develop experiment designs in PsychoPy (if applicable).
• Analyze data using JASP and/or R.
• Write up results for publication.

Skills

Participant recruitment

Psychology experiment administration

Data analysis using JASP

Data analysis using R

Experiment design in PsychoPy

Education

Degree in psychology or related discipline

Tools

PsychoPy

JASP

R

Job description

A renowned university in Talbot Village is seeking a Research Assistant to support a project investigating body perception in young women. The position involves recruiting participants, administering studies, analyzing data, and publishing results. Ideal candidates should have a degree in psychology or related fields and will be assessed on their organizational skills, reliability, and experience in psychology experiments. This role requires flexibility in working days and will not offer sponsorship for work permissions.