Research Assistant

Cardiff University; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious academic institution is seeking a Research Assistant to join its Developing Social Minds Lab, focusing on the impacts of loneliness and social isolation on adolescents. The successful candidate will engage in data analysis using complex statistical methods for a Wellcome funded project. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including 45 days of annual leave. The role is fixed term for one year and based in Cardiff, starting from November 2025.

Benefits

45 days annual leave

Local pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Annual increments within pay scale

Qualifications

• Experience with complex statistical methods such as structural equation modelling.
• Interest in loneliness, social media, and adolescent development.

Responsibilities

• Analyse existing large-scale data with complex statistical methods.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data analysis

Complex data handling

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a Research Assistant, to work within the Developing Social Minds Lab (PI Dr Livia Tomova) at the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre.

The postholder will work on a Wellcome funded project on the impacts of loneliness and social isolation on adolescents. The main duties for this role will be analysing existing large-scale data using complex statistical methods (i.e. structural equation modelling and/or multivariate analysis).

The successful applicant will enjoy data analysis and working with complex data and will have some experience with statistical analysis and be interested in the topics of loneliness, social media and adolescent development.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Livia Tomova: [e-mail].

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), is fixed term for 1 year and is available from November 2025 and is based at the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC).

Salary: £33,951 - £36,636 per annum, pro‑ra (Grade 5). Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at the bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances.

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave (incl. bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It's an exciting and vibrant place to work with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.

Closing date: Sunday, 18 January 2026

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements. Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of our research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University. Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.