The current opportunity is available for current Manchester Met students, to apply you must be based in the UK for the duration of the role.
The main purpose of this role is to provide research support to colleagues and support staff for the Community Research Ethics Initiative by assisting, and where necessary taking the lead, with communication, data collection and management, public communications, and administrative tasks.
The Community Research Ethics Initiative (CREI) is a project funded by the EU's Chanse initiative (chanse.org). It seeks to understand the ways that ethics protocols in different countries across Europe impact on researchers, research subjects, and research professionals, especially in the case of sensitive data of human subjects in the digital age (such as information about online religious practice). In particular, it is interested in the ways that badly-formed protocols can in fact impede coordinated research and lead to practices that fail to protect the rights and needs of researchers and research subjects. The Initiative aims to create proposals for better, more harmonised research ethics practices that serve the needs of researchers and subjects alike, and to present these proposals to research funders, universities, and the general public.
If candidates have questions about the project or the role, they should contact the PI, Dr Joshua Edelman, at [email protected].
Dates: mid-March 2025 --- mid-December 2025
Hours: Flexible based on studies, but an average of 9 hours per week
Location: Hybrid. (The PI's office is in the Righton building, and most meetings will be held here).
Key Tasks
Research Activities
-Undertake research on the practices of research ethics with human subjects, especially on sensitive issues, in Europe, and/or in the digital realm.
-Organise, coordinate, collect data from, and analyse results of surveys, interviews and focus groups with research participants and others who have interacted with past research projects.
-Plan, prioritise and organise own work or resources, and the work of Research Assistants and students where appropriate, in order to achieve agreed objectives.
-Conduct literature and database searches using standard techniques and methods.
-Write up results of own research and prepare for presentation to research team and relevant stakeholders.
-Contribute to the production of research reports and publications.
-Use initiative and judgement to develop appropriate techniques in order to facilitate research work and resolve problems affecting the achievement of objectives and deadlines.
Liaison and Networking
-Present research to the team
-Participate in internal and external partnerships and networks in order to aid the dissemination of research findings, to share best practice, and to enhance the reputation of the University.
Service Provision
-Proactively and effectively engage with quality assurance procedures to ensure that University standards are upheld.
-Collaborate with academic colleagues on research development and future direction.
Team Working
-Actively participate as a member of the research team, offering general help and guidance to others who may be assisting with the research project.
Other: Coordinate data, travel, meetings and schedules for other members of the CREI team, and manage public communications for the teams (including emails and social media accounts).
Miscellaneous
You have a legal duty, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure that you do not endanger yourself or anyone else by your acts or omissions. In addition, you must cooperate with the University on health and safety matters and must not interfere or misuse anything provided for health, safety and welfare purposes.
You are responsible for applying the University’s Equal Opportunities Policy in your own area of responsibility and in your general conduct.
You have a responsibility to promote high levels of customer care within your own areas of work.
Such other relevant duties commensurate with the grade of the post as may be assigned by the Manager in agreement with you. Such agreement should not be unreasonably withheld.
You have the responsibility to engage with the University’s commitment to Environmental Sustainability in order to reduce its waste, energy consumption and carbon footprint.
You have the responsibility to engage with the University’s commitment to delivering value for money services that optimise the use of resources and therefore should consider this when undertaking all duties and aspects of your role.