Research Assistant (Part time) (SCI

Job Reference SCI151125Closing Date: 08 June 2025

Working hours: The role will be for around 14 hours per week and between 350- 390 hours in total. This will be discussed with the successful candidate.

Start date: 14/07/2025

End date: 13/01/2026

Hourly Rate: Between £16.78 and £18.63 per hour (depending on skills and experience)

About the Role:

The Research Assistant will provide crucial support to the creative and logistical elements of the Leverhulme Research Project Grant titled “Conspiracy-juror bias: Studying how a conspiracy mindset affects jurors,” led by Dr Daniel Jolley. Working closely with the Principal Investigator and wider research team, the postholder will manage the planning and production of scripted audio materials that will form a mock trial (audio). This will include supporting scriptwriting and editing, recruiting voice actors, and coordinating audio production. This role requires creative project management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to oversee multiple aspects of audio media delivery, including the editing of the audio. The postholder will play a key role in ensuring the smooth delivery of this innovative phase of the research project. The projected end date of this assignment is 13th January 2026. Role is frequent but will have irregular hours, with certain periods being more intense. Each week will be slightly different.

About You:

The successful candidate will have:

Proven experience managing creative projects, particularly involving media, audio, or arts-based content.Strong organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple tasks and timelines simultaneously.Experience supporting or developing scripted materials (e.g., for audio, theatre, or video).Confidence in recruiting and liaising with creative professionals (such as actors or voiceover artists).Familiarity with audio production processes, including editing and post-production (e.g., using Audacity or similar tools).Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, while also independentlyA proactive, solution-focused approach to managing tasks and solving problems.An interest in psychological or behavioural research and/or science communication and/or law and crime (desirable).

About the University

  Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe.  

Further information

  The University of Nottingham will ask you whether you have any unspent criminal convictions as part of our pre-assignment checks. If the position you are applying for is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 you will be asked to confirm both spent and unspent convictions at the point of offer. Examples of such posts include clinical, medical and allied health roles, roles involving childcare services. A DBS check may also be required.

 

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What Next

To apply for this vacancy please click on the following link: https://fa-evyf-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com:443/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/job/1511/share/300000575416174?utm_medium=jobshare&utm_source=Internal Job Share

Please upload a two-page cover letter and CV as part of your application. Your CV should include hyperlinks to any published materials or examples of creative content you have produced (e.g., audio projects, scripts, media work).

Please contact Dr Daniel Jolley, Assistant Professor, daniel.jolley@nottingham.ac.uk for further information. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 08 Jun 2025 Category: Casual Staff