Research Assistant to help run student focus groups

Internal Applicants Only

Deadline: 26 April 2023 (17:00 BST)

Professor Kristin van Zwieten, Associate Dean for Equality and Diversity, and Clara Elod, Allen & Overy Equality and Diversity Officer, are looking for a research assistant to help run 4 one-hour student focus groups during Trinity Term 2023.

The project seeks to collect qualitative data on undergraduate and postgraduate taught student experiences in the Law Faculty.

The Research Assistant’s responsibilities will include:

• Helping to draft prompt questions for the focus groups.
• Note-taking during the focus groups.
• Synthesizing the results of the focus groups into a report for the Faculty’s Self-Assessment Team and Equality and Diversity Committee.

Duration and Hours

Up to 25 hours of research assistant time has been allocated to the project.

Start date: 3 May 2023

Date by which the work must be completed: 30 June 2023.

Reporting

The Research Assistant will work in collaboration with and report to Clara Elod, Allen & Overy Equality and Diversity Officer.

Requirements

• Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential.
• Experience in applying, and/or formal training in, qualitative methods is essential.
• Willingness to complete Equality and Diversity Training is essential.
• Experience of designing and/or facilitating focus groups is desirable.

It is expected that the work will be undertaken mostly in person in Oxford. Meetings with the PI/team members will be held in-person in Oxford.

Eligibility

This opportunity is open to current graduate students in the Faculty of Law and other Social Sciences Division Departments. The hours are in line with the restrictions on working hours for students within the Law Faculty.

We are keen to provide an inclusive and sensitive environment for our focus group participants. Therefore, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic students; students with disabilities; students who identify as being LGTBQIA+; students who may have a mental health condition; and students who identify as working class now, or in the past.

Rate of Pay

The work will be paid at £17.02 per hour (including the exceptional non-consolidated uplift for 2022-23), which equates to University Grade 6, point 1. Payment will be fulfilled on the basis of completed and approved timesheets, which must be submitted to payroll@law.ox.ac.uk by the last Friday of each calendar month, for payment on the last working day of the following month.

In addition, paid annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.

Funding

This opportunity is funded through the Faculty’s Equality and Diversity Budget (BA0000|S5417).

How to Apply

A short CV and cover letter (including the name of your supervisor) should be sent by email to equalityanddiversity@law.ox.ac.uk by 17:00 GMT Wednesday 26 April 2023. Please explain how you meet the requirements for the role and give details of your availability. Supervisors may be asked for a reference. 

Enquiries about the project are welcome and may be addressed to Clara Elod. General queries (e.g., about the appointment process, or eligibility) may be addressed to research@law.ox.ac.uk.