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Research Assistant for Drug Related Deaths (0.2fte) Fixed term

Job details
Posting date: 09 December 2024
Salary: £31,387 to £36,924 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 16 December 2024
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 2QP
Company: Liverpool John Moores University
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: 4936_1733753613

Summary

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.

LJMU's Public Health Institute Intelligence Team is seeking a committed and knowledgeable individual to work within research grants and/or projects relating to PHI's commissioned work around drug related deaths, to undertake research, conducting and recording the outcome of experiments and fieldwork and conducting literature and database surveys. To contribute to the analysis and presentation of results to internal/external audiences.

You should have previous experience at working on the topic of drug related deaths, ideally at local authority level, along with excellent analytical skills and previous evidence of publishing in academic journals.

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.

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