Research Assistant in Examining Young Children’s Selective Sense of Forgiveness

Job title:

Research Assistant in Examining Young Children’s Selective Sense of Forgiveness

Company

University of Manchester

Job description

Overall Purpose of the JobThis post offers the opportunity to join a thriving research group and become a member of the Child Study Centre at The University of Manchester. The main purpose of the post is to conduct behavioural experiments with young children (aged between 4 and 7). It would be ideally suited to someone wishing to build research experience in the field of Psychology prior to applying for PhD study in this area. The successful applicant will contribute towards recruitment of child participants, running experiments, coding/transcribing data, and providing research support for postgraduate students. The experiments will take place online (via Zoom) and/or in our lab (located on campus).What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we support an inclusive working environment and welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out moreHybrid working arrangements may be considered.Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:Name: Owen WaddingtonEmail:General enquiries:Email:Technical support:This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

Expected salary

Location

Manchester

Job date

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:30:26 GMT

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