Research Assistant - Addressing the Productivity Information Gap Among Leadership Teams

Research Activities

• Support organisation and delivery of focus groups, workshops, and pilot sessions with partner firms.
• Assist in data collection, transcription, anonymisation, and thematic analysis.
• Contribute to evaluation of the AI dashboard, testing usability and user feedback.
• Provide administrative and reporting support to the research team.
• Help prepare publications, reports, and project dissemination materials. 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 and in appropriate articles for publication, such as academic/professional journals or conferences.
• 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
• Develop own and/or joint research objectives, budgets, and project proposals with senior research staff which meet funding criteria and benefit the department.
• 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.
• Attend project meetings as appropriate to proactively contribute to decision making.
• Introduce new starters to the area, giving training on basic skills and activities to assist their induction to the team.
• Assist senior staff in the guidance and support of new research assistants or members of staff within the department as appropriate.

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.

* Studying for, or holding a post graduate degree, equivalent qualification or substantial relevant experience, and evidence of continuous professional development in business/ finance/banking/ fintech/ management/ information systems/computer science or related field.
 
*Ability to undertake research by preparing, setting up, conducting and recording the outcome of experiments and/or field work.
 
* Ability to use initiative, creativity and judgement to develop appropriate approaches in order to further research and scholarly activities.
 
* Proficiency in the use of relevant software packages such as NVIVO, Python, STATA.
 
* Possess sufficient breadth or depth of AI and Decision-making knowledge to work within an established research team.
 
* Experience of data collection and qualitative research methods.
 
* Experience of presenting and communicating complex information to a range of audiences, both orally and in writing
 
* Experience of prioritising work independently and as part of a team in order to deliver individual and team objectives
 
*Competence in handling sensitive data confidentially.