Research Assistant​/Associate RESuLT_BT

Salary: £33,951 to £35,608 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 6 September 2026

We are seeking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Research Assistant/Associate with skills in qualitative research methods to support delivery of a project researching unmet speech, language, and communication needs in people living with brain tumours.

Contact for the post is Linda Sharp () and/or Janet Webster ()

Duration of post is approximately 12 months (0.8 FTE) in the first instance.

Find out more about Speech and Language Sciences and the School:
Education, Communication and Language Sciences

• Lead liaison with clinical sites to secure approvals and coordinate participant recruitment across diverse groups, including people living with brain tumours, communication partners, SLTs, and healthcare professionals
• Provide tailored communication support during interviews, collaborating with SLT colleagues where necessary
• Facilitate meaningful patient and public involvement throughout the project lifecycle
• Collect, analyse and interpret research data and draw conclusions on the outcomes
• Co-ordinate own work with that of others, use problem solving to affect the achievement of research objectives and contribute to the planning of the project(s)
• Present information on research progress and outcomes to the Principal Investigators or groups overseeing the research project
• Write up results from own research activity and provide input into the research project's dissemination, in whatever form is required (report, papers, chapters, books)
• Use research resources (including, where required, laboratories, workshops and specialist equipment) as appropriate

• Contribute ideas, including enhancements to the technical or methodological aspects of the project
• Determine appropriate methodologies for research, in consultation with the project leads
• Assess research findings for the need/scope for further investigations
• Contribute to the writing up of the research and its dissemination, either through seminar and conference presentations or through publications
• Present research findings, either at conferences or through publications in reputable outlets appropriate to the discipline
• Contribute to grant applications submitted by others and develop own research objectives and proposals for funding

• Experience applying qualitative research methods for data collection (e.g., interviews or focus groups) and analysis
• Knowledge of UK health research contexts, including NHS processes, with sensitivity to the cultural needs of diverse research participants
• Demonstrable application of professional knowledge and standards in a relevant health, therapy, or research context
• Experience of developing and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Experience of undertaking Public & Patient Involvement, and/or co-design, activities
• Attention to detail and ability to work at high levels of accuracy
• Ability to present complex information effectively to a range of audiences
• Proven ability to analyse data and write-up results
• Experience of working collaboratively with colleagues
• Excellent IT skills in all major office applications
• The ability to use personal initiative and creativity to solve research problems

• Awareness of the research environment.
• High level of analytical and problem-solving capacity
• Ability to communicate complex information with clarity
• Experience of…