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Research Associate (fixed-term)

University Of Bath

Bath

Hybrid

GBP 30,000 - 40,000

Full time

16 days ago

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Job summary

The University of Bath is seeking a Research Associate for a 12-month Innovate UK Research Grant focused on digital therapeutics for mental health. The role involves collaboration on an XR resource hub designed to support workplace mental health, requiring strong qualifications in research design and data analysis. Applicants should ideally hold a PhD within six months of completion, and opportunities for professional development are available.

Benefits

Free counselling services through Health Assured
Cycle to work scheme
Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Staff discounts on gym and tuition fees
Generous pension schemes
Annual leave with additional discretionary days
Wide range of professional development opportunities
Free entry to the Holburne Museum
Relocation allowance
Visa reimbursement and interest-free loan

Qualifications

  • Experience with research design and implementation.
  • Ability to prioritize workload and communicate effectively.
  • Awareness of XR/VR applications.

Responsibilities

  • Leading PPIE activities with high-pressure occupations.
  • Supporting clinical intervention development for the XR toolbox.
  • Working on multiple project work packages.

Skills

Research design
Data collection
Data analysis
Communication
Knowledge of XR/VR applications

Education

PhD (or near completion)

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Research Associate to support us on an Innovate UK Research Grant examining digital therapeutics for mental health.

Specifically, the grant is titled "ELE Stress: Adaptive XR Therapy for Acute Occupational Stress" and involves a collaboration between The University of Bath, Cineon Training Ltd and NHS and Policing partners.

To elaborate, ELE-Stress is an XR-based resource hub designed to support workplace mental health by integrating a range of adaptive therapeutic tools to tackle workplace stress which contributes to mental health-related absences or workforce attrition.

The hub includes an XR enabled toolbox with resources such as exposure therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and green/blue therapies for stress relief and recovery.

The toolbox builds upon decompression work already completed with University of Bath (UoB) and several police forces, as well as stress-adaptive Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) developed with the NHS.

The role is 0.5FTE (2.5 days/week) for a 12 month duration (planned August 2025 start) and will involve working with Dr Arnold and Dr Daniels on a number of work packages.

This will include leading on PPIE activities, such as focus groups, with individuals working in high-pressured occupations within healthcare and policing.

Additionally, the Research Associate will support the development of clinical interventions (based on CBT, exposure therapy, green and blue therapies) that can be embedded into the XR enabled toolbox.

Our ideal candidate

We are looking for a research associate who:

  • Has appropriate qualifications (see person specification)
  • Has research design and implementation experience, including data collection, analysis, and writing for publication
  • Can organise and prioritise their own workload, with excellent communication skills and appropriate technical skills for the project (e.g., awareness of XR/VR applications)
Additional information

A lower grade offer may be made (Grade 6) with comparable reduction in responsibilities and amendment in job title to Research Assistant, if a suitable applicant cannot be found to fill the Grade 7 position. Applicants will need to be within six months of their course completion date and will be promoted to Research Associate once their PhD has been awarded.

As a member of Research Staff at the University of Bath, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year.

The working hours can be spread flexibly and hybrid working is welcome.

The interview date is planned for either the 30th June or 1st July.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr Rachel Arnold ( rsa24@bath.ac.uk ) or Dr Jo Daniels ( jd494@bath.ac.uk ).
What we can offer you:
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award . We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader ; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff .
  • Free counselling services through Health Assured
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
  • Staff discount at Team Bath gym
  • Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
  • Staff discount on language courses
  • Generous employer contributory pension schemes
  • Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
  • A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
  • Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
  • Local discounts and more
  • A family-friendly workplace
  • An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
  • Relocation allowance
  • Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits .

Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on X for more information.

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