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 website and blog support to colleagues for the Human Adaptation in Stressful Environments (HASTE) research group, based in the school of psychology. The candidate will assist the production of content such as blogs concerning the HASTE research group. This will include attending HASTE meetings, liaising with group leads, and support staff in producing engaging content for the group's website.
Dates: 25 May 2026 - 31 July 2026
Hours: 8 hours per week
Location: Flexible
Key Tasks
Research Activities
Create content for the website and social media.
Attend meetings and write blogs about meetings.
Produce summaries of research published by members of the research group.
Plan, prioritise and organise own work or resources, and the work of Research Assistants and students where appropriate, in order to achieve agreed objectives.
Use initiative and judgement to develop appropriate techniques in order to facilitate research group 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
Proactively and effectively engage with quality assurance procedures to ensure that University standards are upheld.
Collaborate with academic colleagues on research group development and future direction.
Team Working
Actively participate as a member of the research team.
Attend School (Department) meetings 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.