Research Assistant: Margins

University Of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

An excellent contributory pension plan

38 days annual leave

Childcare services

Family leave schemes

Cycle loan scheme

Discounted bus travel

Club membership

Job summary

University of Oxford's Department of Psychiatry invites applications for a Research Assistant to support the MARGINS study. The role involves coordinating data collection across four waves, recruitment and engagement with young participants, and ensuring day-to-day study delivery on-site at the Warneford Hospital.

You will work with the OxWell Project Manager and senior researchers, applying quantitative and qualitative methods as needed, and helping optimize procedures and retention strategies

Qualifications

• Experience with longitudinal research and follow-up of participants in mental health research would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day delivery of the longitudinal study, including recruitment, engagement and follow-up of participants.
• Manage your own research and administration activities within project guidelines.
• Plan, set up and deliver data collection across four waves, and identify improvements to procedures and retention.

Job description

We are looking for a Research Assistant to join the MARGINS (Mental health And Restrictions: Generating new INSights) study in the Department of Psychiatry.

What We Offer

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

The post involves the day-to-day delivery of a longitudinal study with children and young people, including participant recruitment, engagement and follow-up, and therefore requires regular on-site. Some flexibility to work remotely may be possible, subject to the operational requirements of the study and agreement with the line manager.

About the Role

The post is full-time and funded for two years. It is based in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital. Applicants must be available to start by 1 February 2027 at the latest. You will work primarily on the project's longitudinal study, which will follow young people aged 10–17 across four waves of data collection to understand how their digital experiences, behaviours and mental health change as technology restrictions are introduced. Working closely with the OxWell Project Manager and senior researchers, you will manage your own research and administration activities relating to the study, within guidelines provided by senior colleagues. You will contribute to the planning, set-up and day-to-day delivery of the longitudinal study, including preparation of study materials, coordination of data collection across four waves, and identifying opportunities to improve study procedures and participant retention. You will also select, follow and, where appropriate, adapt established quantitative and/or qualitative research methodologies to gather, analyse and present data, identifying suitable alternative approaches when methodological or practical challenges arise.

About You

Experience of longitudinal research and/or repeated follow-up of research participants and of mental health research and/or research into young people's digital environments or experiences would be desirable.

Diversity

Committed to equality and valuing diversity, our active teams and initiatives including our , work to make the Department of Psychiatry as supportive, welcoming and inclusive as possible.