Research Assistant

Job Details

Posted 22 January 2026
Salary GRADE 6, £33,951-£37,694 per annum
Location Glasgow
Job Type Research and Teaching
Reference 190433
Expiry 19 February 2026 at 23:45

We have an opportunity for a Research Assistant to contribute to a programme of research, RIPPLE, led by Dr Beatriz Goulao and aiming to improve the sustainability of the health services by developing methods to integrate patients’, public’s and healthcare professional’s views into health research.

You will be working with key stakeholders, nationally and internationally, in implementation science, and environmental sciences, to support health services to deliver in an efficient and environmentally conscious way. Key duties of the post include supporting the design, conduct and analysis of relevant systematic reviews; conducting elicitation studies relevant to sustainability in health services; and conducting quantitative analysis to improve sustainability of health services and research.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals as well as help manage and direct this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow.

• Plan and conduct assigned research individually or jointly in accordance with the project deliverables and College’s research strategy. This will include conducting systematic reviews, developing and applying preference elicitation methods and using mixed methods to better incorporate and understand patient, public and healthcare professional’s views on a more sustainable NHS.
• Document research output including analysis and interpretation of all data, maintaining records and databases, drafting technical/progress reports and papers as appropriate.
• Develop and enhance your research profile and reputation and that of The University of Glasgow and HEHTA, including contributing to publications of international quality in high profile/quality refereed academic journals, enhancing the research impact in terms of economic/societal benefit, and gathering indicators of esteem.
• Contribute to the presentation of work at international and national conferences, at internal and external seminars, colloquia and workshops to develop and enhance our research profile.
• Contribute to the identification of potential funding sources and to assist in the development of proposals to secure funding from internal and external bodies to support future research.
• Collaborate with colleagues and participate in team/ group/ meetings/ seminars/ workshops across the research Group/School/College/University and wider community.
• Contribute to the organisation, supervision, mentoring and training of undergraduate and/or postgraduate students and less experienced members of the project team to ensure their effective development.
• Perform administrative tasks related to the activities of the research group and School, including Budgets/Expenditure.
• Carry out modest Teaching activities (e.g. demonstrating etc) and associated admin as assigned by the Head of School and in consultation with Principal Investigator.
• Keep up to date with current knowledge and recent advances in the field/discipline.
• Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School/Director of Research Institute.
• Contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University Strategy.

A1 SCQF Level 10 (Honours degree) in a relevant subject or a cognate discipline, or equivalent

A2 Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of using elicitation methods (e.g. preference elicitation such as discrete choice experiments, threshold technique) will be beneficial. Experience of conducting statistical analysis is essential. Experience of applying mixed-methods is desirable. (project specific)

A3 A comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of environmental sustainability in the NHS, or aligned topics, such as implementation science (and, specifically, deimplementation of unnecessary services) and efficiency of…