CSS Job Vacancy - Research Assistant
Research Assistant
The Centre for Sports Studies wishes to appoint a full time Research Assistant to support the Director of the Centre and its staff in their research activities. The activities will be varied and include assisting with running studies, and writing reports.
Reference: SS0312
Location: Medway
Job Type: Research
Contract Type: Open Ended
Salary Type: Per Annum
Salary (£): 25001 - 28983
SS0312, Centre for Sports Studies, Closing date: 30th Aug 2010
The Person
You will hold a First or Upper Second Class degree in a relevant degree (e.g. physiology, psychology, sports science/sports therapy).
Experience of conducting a research project and good IT skills, particularly using Microsoft Office and SPSS are essential to this position.
Good skills in statistical analysis (descriptive, group comparison) would be an advantage.
For full details of the role and person specification, please click on the job description link below.
The Department
The Centre for Sports Studies is poised to become one of the most exciting and innovative Sports departments in the UK. Based on the Medway Campus this ambitious department was set up at the University of Kent in 2001. Our aim is to establish the University of Kent as one of the leading institutions in the UK for Sport. The Centre for Sports Studies delivers the University’s undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Sport-related subjects. Our undergraduate programmes consist of a BSc (Hons) in Sport Therapy and in Sports Science and a BA (Hons) in Sports and Exercise Management.
At postgraduate level the Centre runs an MSc in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, in addition to its MPhil/PhD research degree programme. A BSc in Sport and Exercise for Health, and a professional doctorate programme are currently being validated. The Centre for Sports Studies has 270 students and more than ten academic staff and is planning a significant expansion to almost double in size over the next 3 years. The next Research Excellence Framework will be the Centre’s first research submission, but already our researchers have produced over 20 papers and secured several external grants.
For further information, please visit: http://www.kent.ac.uk/sports-studies/
Further Information
Closing date for applications: 30th August 2010
Please see the links below to view the full job description and also to apply for this post (please do not send your application directly to the department).
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