Research Assistant - Impact Acceleration Project

Queen Mary University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous pension

30 days leave pro rata

Season ticket loan

Development opportunities

Flexible working

Job summary

The Drama Department at Queen Mary University of London invites applications for a Research Assistant to work with Professor Caoimhe McAvinchey on a project in arts, education and criminal justice contexts. The role is fixed-term, part-time (0.4 FTE, 14 hours per week) for six months from 1 January 2027 to 30 June 2027.

You will conduct observations, interviews, data processing and analysis, and contribute to written outputs shared with project partners.

Qualifications

• Must have or be near completing an MA/MSc in arts and humanities or social sciences.
• Experience in education or arts and criminal justice research, data processing and analysis, and writing up results.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills; able to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Observe participatory arts workshops in criminal justice contexts.
• Liaise with project partners and conduct follow-up interviews.
• Analyze interviews and prepare written outputs for partners.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Independent working

Education

MA/MSc in arts and humanities or social sciences

Job description

About the Role

The Drama Department in the School of the Arts (STA) is looking to appoint a Research Assistant to work closely with Professor Caoimhe McAvinchey. The post-holder will undertake research activities in collaboration with and under the supervision Professor Caoimhe McAvinchey (STA), at Queen Mary University of London, to fulfil the objectives of the research project. This includes observation of participatory arts workshops in criminal justice contexts; liaising with project partners; follow up interviews with participants; analysis of interviews; preparation of written documents to share with project partners in arts and criminal justice contexts.

This is a fixed-term and part-time post (0.4 FTE, 14 hours p/w) available due to research grant funding, for 6 months from 1st January 2027 – 30th June 2027.

About You

You must have, or be eminently completing, a MA/MSc in arts and humanities or social sciences, or equivalent experience.

You must have prior experience of education or experience in in arts and criminal justice research, data processing and analysis, and writing up research results.

You should have excellent communication and organisational skills and maintain a high level of accuracy in your work.

You should be able to work both independently and as part of a team and possess strong interpersonal skills to deal professionally with people at all levels.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

Further details about the School can be found here.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

• We offer competitive salaries
• access to a generous pension scheme
• 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term)
• a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities
• in addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities
• reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability
• we are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly
• £39,187 to £39,802 per annum pro-rata