Description Grade UE06 - £33,882 to £39,105 per annum, pro-rata Part time 0.4 FTE (14 hours per week) Fixed term from 1 st March 2025 to 30 th September 2025 The Opportunity: We present an exciting opportunity to work as a Research Assistant on a project titled “Whole school approaches for maximising movement and learning: co-development of a teacher toolkit”. This is an interdisciplinary project bringing together researchers from Moray House School of Education and Sport and partners from Actify, Paths for All, Education, and Public Health. This project involves working collaboratively with project partners, schools and teachers across Scotland to co-develop a teacher toolkit. The ultimate aim is to support schools to implement novel approaches to increasing physical activity levels of pupils, with the purpose of supporting health, wellbeing, and education of pupils. This will involve co-development of a toolkit, testing and evaluating the toolkit with school teachers, and recording evidence of impact (full details in the job description). This post is part time (14 hours per week) and we are open to discussing a flexible work pattern. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working, although please note that some tasks will be required to be undertaken in person in Edinburgh and surrounding areas. The Salary for Grade UE06 is £33,882 to £39,105 per annum, pro rata. Due to grant budget it is expected that appointments would only be to a maximum of UE06 Step 4, which is within a range of £33,882 to £36,924 per annum, pro rata. Click to view a copy of the full job description (opens new browser tab). Application Information Please ensure you include the following documents in your application: - CV - Cover letter As a valued member of our team you can expect: A competitive salary An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits Championing equality, diversity and inclusion The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab). On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. Key dates to note The closing date for applications is 10 February 2025. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. Interviews are anticipated to be held week beginning 17th February 2025.