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1096449
University of Leicester
01/07/2025
2 Months
37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Smart Casual
Pay
£16.69
£2.01
Description
Role
The Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare was recently awarded NIHR funding for three undergraduate internships. Each internship post is for eight weeks and includes limited funding for travel, accommodation, and training.
The successful interns will act as research assistants, working under the supervision of Post-Doctoral Researchers at the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare, Dr Amber Bennett-Weston and Dr Leila Keshtkar. Each intern will:
1.Work on one project related to empathy in healthcare, which may include a quantitative systematic review looking at the relationship between empathy and practitioner wellbeing, a qualitative systematic review exploring why empathy declines during postgraduate medical training, a study to develop and test a patient-reported empathy scale, or a cross-sectional study (that comprises part of a larger, longitudinal study) exploring students’ experiences of an empathy-focused curriculum at Leicester Medical School. Each intern will be allocated a project depending on their experience and the stage the project is at. These projects usually lead to publications, with the students named as authors on the publications, although we cannot guarantee this.
2.Be supported by Dr Amber Bennett-Weston and Dr Leila Keshtkar to develop their own skills and experience through mutually agreed, personalised training plans. This may include attending training on particular research methodologies.
By the end of the internship, the successful candidates will have begun to establish themselves as future health and care researchers. Working as part of a dynamic and experienced team with expertise in empathy, patient involvement, and health professions education, they will be exposed to diverse research methodologies.
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday
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Duties and responsibilities
Research:
•To support a research team in the acquisition, evaluation and interpretation of data.
•To conduct high quality analyses, tests, and critical evaluations using agreed or novel techniques, methods, and models.
•To summarise findings, record, and disseminate where appropriate to members of the research group.
•To contribute to research outputs such as co-authored journal articles relating to the work.
•To contribute to literature searches under pre-specified parameters.
Professional Development:
•To contribute to the development of a personalised, tailored training plan.
•To engage in opportunities and training identified as part of the training plan that supports professional development.
Impact and Knowledge Exchange:
•Participate in relevant workshops and conferences to support the dissemination of research findings.
Leadership and Citizenship: Contribute to the overall success of the research programmes.
Internal and external relationships:
•Communicate and liaise with colleagues and collaborators involved in the above-mentioned research programme and other projects that the team is undertaking, on a regular basis to review and plan research activities.
•Engage in regular meetings with the line managers to review progress and opportunities for further development.
Planning and organising:
•With guidance from Dr Amber Bennett-Weston and Dr Leila Keshtkar, plan own work and prioritise research activities on a regular basis.
• The post holder will be required to effectively manage their time to deliver on the priorities of the research programme with the support of their line managers.
•Attend suitable training courses or equivalent and be proactive in terms of continued professional development.
Skills and experience
•A willingness and/or commitment to explore a future research career in the chosen discipline;
Location
University of Leicester
Additional information
How to apply: Please ensure you apply with a tailored covering letter and CV indicating why you consider yourself suitable for the role. For support with tailoring your application, it may be useful to complete My Skills Portfolio to help you assess and understand the transferable skills you already have which can be applied to your application.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 1st June at Midnight
Departmental Contact for queries: Dr Amber Bennett-Weston abw13@leicester.ac.uk Dr Leila Keshtkar lk252@leicester.ac.uk
Due to the volumes of applications we receive, any indicated closing date is subject to change at the hiring manager’s discretion. Please ensure if you are interested in a position, you apply at the earliest available opportunity.
If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the indicated closing date, unfortunately your application has not been successful in this instance.
If you are looking for support with your application, including how to write a CV or Cover Letter, please visit the University of Leicester Careers and Employability Service webpages HERE. We would encourage you to attend an application coaching appointment, and these can be booked via MyCareers, or in person in the Career Hub, David Wilson Library.
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