VR Vision Research Assistant for MS – On-Site, Part-Time

University of Plymouth; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

University of Plymouth invites applications for a part-time Research Assistant to contribute to a study on home-based vision assessment in Multiple Sclerosis using a VR platform. You will help develop and refine protocols, collect both clinical and home-based data, and support analyses and publications.

The role is fixed-term (29.6 hours/week) for 9–12 months, with a start date of 2 January 2027. Some travel to university sites is required; DBS and related checks apply. On-site work only.

Qualifications

• Experience developing research protocols for clinical/vision studies.
• Ability to collect and manage clinical and home-based vision data.
• Experience contributing to data analysis and publications.

Responsibilities

• Be working as a research assistant.
• Develop protocols for home vision assessment.
• Collect clinical and home based vision data.
• Contribute to data analysis and report/publication generation.
• Develop and refine protocols for home-based vision assessment using VR technology.
• Conduct clinical and home-based vision assessments.
• Support participant recruitment and engagement.
• Contribute to data analysis, research outputs, including preparation of reports, and publications, and dissemination of findings.

Skills

Research

Data collection

Protocol development

Data analysis

Publication writing

Communication

Tools

VR technology

Job description

University of Plymouth invites applications for a part-time Research Assistant to contribute to a study on home-based vision assessment in Multiple Sclerosis using a VR platform. You will help develop and refine protocols, collect both clinical and home-based data, and support analyses and publications.

The role is fixed-term (29.6 hours/week) for 9–12 months, with a start date of 2 January 2027. Some travel to university sites is required; DBS and related checks apply. On-site work only.