Description Grade UE06: £33,882 to £39,105 per annum, pro rata College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences / Psychology Department Fixed Term: from January 2025 to September 2025 Part time: Guaranteed Hours [160 Hours over contract duration] 2 positions available The Psychology department in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking to recruit two Research Assistants on an 8-month fixed term, Guaranteed Hours contract. The Opportunity: The post-holders will assist Principal Investigator Dr April Bailey on the British Academy funded project ‘Gendered Conceptions of Autonomous Consent: A Philosophical, Psychological and Linguistic Investigation Across Cultures’ which seeks to examine possible gender biases in conceptions of autonomy and applications of consent standards. The post-holders will assist with all aspects of the project from stimuli creation and validation, survey creation, obtaining Ethics Board approval, preregistration, data collection, data preprocessing, and data analysis. The RA will also assist with translating materials for Spanish-speaking participants. The role shall be based within Psychology Building (Central Campus). Opportunities for discussion on informal hybrid workplace arrangements can be discussed at the time of offer, however please note that some on campus working is required. Your skills and attributes for success: Undergraduate or MSc degree in psychology or another discipline relevant for the project or equivalent qualifications and experience. Fluent command of Spanish language. Prior experience conducting or assisting with quantitative research. Enthusiasm and a positive approach to the work and interest and ability to learn new skills. The ability to independently plan, prioritise and organise daily work and allocation of time within the timescale for the project. Click here for a copy of the full job description (opens new browser tab) As a valued member of our team you can expect: A competitive salary of £33,882 - £39,105 pro rata. Please note that due to external funding constraints salary offers shall be around initial spinal points of the noted University scale only. Annual increments through the scale will occur with each years continuous service. 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, a defined benefits pension scheme, 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. We particularly welcome applications from eligible candidates from under-represented groups, including racially minoritised individuals and all gender identities. 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) The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will 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 21 November 2024. 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 expected to be held in December 2024. We ask you to include a current CV and cover letter with names of two referees who may be contacted at a later date (please note if you do not wish for anyone to be contacted until after an offer has been made). As a School we acknowledge that people’s career paths are rarely linear and welcome applicants to expand on their professional and personal journeys where appropriate. More information on how to submit your application can be found here .