Research Support Assistant

at  Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is a distinctive, unique institution, rooted in the Liverpool City Region and with a global presence. Our students and staff, past, present, and future, are the beating heart of our city and can be found in every corner of every industry and community. We couldn’t exist anywhere else and have shaped the city in which we belong. Working with the people of Liverpool to improve lives and support communities is at the heart of why we were founded and why we exist today.
The Swiss National Science Foundation has funded a project that examines the impact of implicit social motives on the direction and intensity of behaviour (“Implicit Social Motives and their Impact on the Direction and Intensity of Behaviour”, ISMIB). The project is led by Dr Michael Richter in the School of Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University and Dr Kerstin Brinkman at University of Geneva (Switzerland). The part of the project conducted at Liverpool John Moores University will examine the impact of social motives on effort investment in cognitive tasks.
Two highly motivated research assistants (0.3fte) are sought to assist with the project. Key responsibilities include participant recruitment, collecting data in lab studies using physiological measures, as well as the analysis of physiological and projective test data. The post will last for 6 months starting on the 1st of April 2025. The successful applicant will have experience recruiting participants and conducting lab-based studies.
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Michael Richter at m.richter@ljmu.ac.uk
In return, we offer an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, induction and development support as well as family-friendly policies.
This is an exciting time to join the university as we deliver the LJMU Strategy 2030 and its vision of LJMU as an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, by placing students at the heart of everything we do.
If you feel that this is the role you have been looking for and your skills and experience can make a real difference at LJMU, we look forward to hearing from you.
LJMU is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities irrespective of age, transgender status, disability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and religion or belief. All our appointments are made on merit.
Please note all of our vacancies will be closed to applications at midnight on the advertised closing date, unless otherwise stated.
LJMU are committed to adhering to the Principles set out in the Researcher Development Concordat; in line with this all fixed-term researchers will be supported to complete 10 days professional development activities per year (pro-rata)

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