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Vacancies

Thank you for your interest in working for Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

For full details of the vacancies and to apply please visit the University of Sussex or University of Brighton websites (unless stated otherwise).

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ACADEMIC VACANCIES

Research Assistant

Hours: Part time hours considered up to a maximum of 0.8 FTE/ 29.2 hours per week.
Salary: Grade 6 starting at £34,132 to £38,249 per annum, pro rata if part time.
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 13 April 2025

As a Research Assistant at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), you will support an exciting new project focused on a public health intervention for young women who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) living in coastal areas in the UK. The project aims to explore the feasibility, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of a hope-focused intervention including a mixed-methods process evaluation. The intervention is based on the principles of hope theory (strengths-spotting, goal-setting and creative arts elements), designed to be supported using a novel youth-initiated mentor approach.

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES STAFF VACANCIES

Clinical Neuroscience Administrator for the Centre of Dementia Studies (Fixed Term - Maternity Cover)

Hours: Full-time considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE (36.5 hours) Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Salary: Grade 4 starting at £25,433 to £28,879 per annum, pro rata if part time. This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 31 March 2025

Brighton and Sussex Medical School invites applications for the post of Clinical Neuroscience Administrator for the Centre of Dementia Studies. The post will be based at the Trafford Centre and will involve working closely with the Director of the Centre for Dementia Studies and the team, as well as the wider Department of Neuroscience colleagues. The post-holder will also assist with the administration of the Applied Research Collaboration, working with colleagues in the Joint Clinical Research Office. The post-holder will liaise with appropriate colleagues in other administrative and academic units in the parent universities, and colleagues in the partner NHS Trust when required.

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Global Health and Infection Research Finance Manager

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Salary: Grade 7 starting at £38,249 to £45,413 per annum, pro rata if part time.
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 3 April 2025

The GHI Research Finance Manager will play a pivotal role in supporting all externally funded research awards and overseeing the financial requirements of award submissions within the department to ensure due diligence is taken in costing and managing externally awarded research projects. Ideally you will have significant experience of working in post-award financial management in a higher education setting with knowledge of NIHR and MRC funding, due diligence, audit and claims processes within a Global Health context. You will be able to work independently and manage the portfolio of external research activity with support from members of the team.

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Research Assistant in Public Health

Hours: Full time (36.5 hours per week) or part time hours considered. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Salary: Grade 6 starting at £34,132 to £38,249 per annum, pro rata if part time.
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 6 April 2025

This Research Assistant position will support a Cancer Research UK project assessing the use of non-cigarette tobacco products (e.g., cigars, cigarillos, shisha, smokeless tobacco). The post holder will play a key role in conducting a quantitative analysis of trends in youth use of non-cigarette tobacco products over time and in three different countries (England, Canada, and the US). We want to explore what proportion of youth are using non-cigarette tobacco products and whether this has increased over the past 8 years, as well as whether trends differ in England compared to Canada and the US.

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