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Research Assistant

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1106434


University of Nottingham


05/01/2026


3 Months


9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday (36.25 hours per week)


Smart Casual

Pay


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Description

Role

The research assistant will be conducting a range of sensory and consumer trials to understand the sensory profile of different sugars and understand taste-taste interactions

 

Start Date: 5th January 2026

End Date: 31st March 2026

Working Hours: 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday (36.25 hours per week)

Pay Rate: £17.02 per hour

Holiday Pay Rate: £2.05 per hour

Location: School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Duties and responsibilities

  • Recruiting participants
  • Design sensory experiment
  • Running sensory and consumer trials
  • Data Analysis

Skills and experience

Food Hygiene trainings, experiences working with human participants

Ideally have experiences of conducting sensory and consumer trials and have data analysis skills  

 

What you can expect to gain: 

It is expected that this assignment will provide an opportunity for you to develop in the following areas:

  • Communication
  • Data Analysis
  • Knowledge of GDPR
  • Knowledge of Ethics
  • Organisational Skills
  • Teamwork
  • Use of Excel
  • Usage of specialised sensory software

Location
School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington

How to apply

Please apply here!

 

Please contact SB-biosciemployment and Qian Yang with any queries

 

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