Position: Research Assistant (Two positions)
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin
February 2020
The School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin is seeking to recruit a research assistant to join an established team. The researcher will assist with a research project to evaluate an intervention to improve youth question-asking and provider education during paediatric diabetes visits. This position will appeal to anyone with an interest in healthcare research and who wishes to develop their research career and profile. The post will be based in the School of Nursing, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier St, Dublin 2 and between two hospital sites, CHI Tallaght Hospital and CHI Crumlin Hospital. The post holder will be part of our multidisciplinary team and will receive training, guidance and support.
Salary: The appointment will be made on the IUA Salary Scale, Level 1 at a point in line with Government Pay Policy, (pro-rata to 40%). The appointment will be made no higher than point 5.
This project is funded by the National Children’s Research Centre, Crumlin, Dublin.
Standard Duties and Responsibilities of the Post
We are looking for a reliable person who is self-motivated and can work within a multidisciplinary team. The person will work with the PI, Professor Imelda Coyne, the Co-PIs and research fellow on all aspects of the research.
The duties include:
1. To help with the recruitment of adolescents and parents from the diabetes clinics in Tallaght and/or Crumlin Hospital.
2. To administer the intervention (a video and question list) to adolescents, their parent and doctor at a diabetes clinic.
3. To assist with transcriptions and coding of audio-tapes of clinic discussions.
4. To assist the research fellow with some small daily tasks of the project.
For informal enquiries, please contact: Professor Imelda Coyne, Principal Investigator, at coynei@tcd.ieDownload the Job Description with application details
About Trinity College Dublin's School of Nursing and Midwifery
The School of Nursing and Midwifery in Trinity College opened in 1996 and has established itself as a leading force in national and international healthcare research. It is now ranked first in Ireland and 25th in the QS WU rankings by subject. As part of one of the world's leading research-intensive universities, researchers in the School of School of Nursing and Midwifery have an established track record in successful bids for large-scale research from national and international agencies – including the HRB and EU.
Our development to date has seen the establishment of a strong base of research expertise across healthcare research utilising many different methodologies including randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental, evaluative and feasibility research, grounded theory, and ethnography, and action research. Our researchers have forged research networks and collaborations at national and international levels with different disciplines within and beyond healthcare. Our research endeavours are focused on being cutting edge, evidence-based, user-led, innovative and translatable into enhanced outcomes for healthcare, policy, professional practice, intervention, treatment and service delivery.
Drawing from our strong, vibrant and inclusive research community, our research has been consolidated into the following five main themes: Population and Community Health; Mental Health, Mental Distress and Mental Illness; Ageing and Intellectual Disability; Improving the Health and Wellbeing of Women, Children and Families and the Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation. The research displayed in these linked pages reflects investigations carried out by our academic staff, postdoctoral research fellows, research assistants and postgraduate research students as well as college, health services, national and international collaborations.