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Home-Based (with occasional travel within the UK)
The Organisation
We’re Blind Veterans UK, a charity that helps vision-impaired ex-service people from every generation rebuild their lives regardless of how or when they lost their sight. Founded in 1915, by Sir Arthur Pearson, to help the many veterans losing their sight after the First World War, we have supported those blinded in subsequent wars and military engagements, including the Second World War, and more recently, the conflicts in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan.
We’re one transformational team that believes every vision-impaired veteran should be able to lead the life they choose.
To realise the full potential of vision research for the benefit of blind veterans and the wider vision-impaired sector, it was decided to separate our research department into its own charity in 2021, BRAVO VICTOR.
The Sight Loss Sector Partnership has awarded Bravo Victor a grant to establish and operate a new and exciting web-based development, the Visual Impairment (VI) Insight Hub. The Hub will provide accessible non-medical UK research related resources and literature on people living with sight loss.
We are currently seeking a Senior Research Assistant or Scientist to join us on a full-time basis for a fixed-term contract of 12 months.
The Benefits
– Salary of up to £37,000 per annum, depending on experience (pro rata)
– Generous annual leave with the option to buy additional days (pro rata)
– Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
– Healthcare cash plan
– Access to legal services and mental health support
– Employee assistance programme
– Paid professional subscriptions and discounts
– Home working allowance
– Professional and personal development
– Enhanced pay
This is a fantastic opportunity for a high-calibre individual with experience in research and reporting to make their mark on one of the UK’s oldest charities.
Your research will play a vital role in helping us empower countless veterans, and enable them to live the lives they deserve.
Not only will you be embarking upon an incredibly rewarding role, but we’re offering a range of benefits to ensure you are supported both professionally and personally, helping you work towards that sought-after work/life balance all whilst growing your scientific skillset.
So, if you’re ready to make a positive impact and change lives with transformative research, we would love to hear from you!
The Role
As a Senior Research Assistant or Scientist, you will support sight-loss research for our VI Insight Hub.
Your first research topic as a member of the team will be the Mental Health of people living with sight loss. You will collect, collate and analyse secondary data, both qualitative and quantitative, creating an academic report of your findings for publishing.
Working with the Senior Scientist and the VI Insight Hub Manager, you will receive guidance for literature searches, report content, and structure, using this knowledge to produce and report key findings.
About You
To be considered as a Senior Research Assistant or Scientist, you will need:
– Experience preparing academic reports
– Experience in literature searching
– Experience managing data
– Experience working to a brief
– Experience publishing research papers and/or experience publishing systematically reviewed documents
– Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative data collection methods
– Research and/or data evaluation skills
– Excellent written and verbal communication skills
– Excellent organisational skills
– A degree in Psychology or Social Sciences or a similar or equivalent qualification or experience
– A Master’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent qualification or experience
The closing date is 10 August 2023.
Other organisations may call this role Senior Researcher, Senior Research Officer, Senior Research Associate, Senior Scientist, or Senior Research and Development Scientist.
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