Research Assistant
Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
School of Medicine
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
We are seeking to appoint a Research Assistant to work within Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences. This is an exciting opportunity to be the Cardiff University site’s Research Assistant in the CONNECT study. The CONNECT study is a multi-site, Wellcome Trust funded project which aims to identify relapse signatures in those with schizophrenia and psychosis using active and passive digital monitoring and data collection methods.
The post-holder will have some experience and interest in research on psychosis or in severe mental health problems. The post-holder will be responsible for recruitment and assessment of participants in the study and will work closely with the Cardiff Research Co-ordinator, the study Project Manager, and the project team. The successful applicant will join the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences in Cardiff University and become a member of the psychosis research group and National Centre for Mental Health.
The successful applicant will have a degree (2:1 or above) in Psychology or a related field, or equivalent experience, and a working knowledge of research methods and techniques, such as using psychological self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations, and semi-structured interviews with people with severe mental health problems. The successful candidate should also possess an up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge of working with people with severe mental health problems, particularly people who experience psychosis.
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Kimberly Kendall –
[email protected]
This post is full-time 35 hours per week fixed term until 31st March 2027.
This post is based at the Hadyn Ellis Building, Cathays Campus, Cardiff CF24 4HQ.
This role is eligible to be offered on a blended working basis, meaning that as well as spending time working on campus you can also choose to spend some time working from another location, e.g. your home. The University is committed to offering this flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work-life balance.
Salary: £33,951 - £36,636 per annum (Grade 5). Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances.
Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave (incl. bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It's an exciting and vibrant place to work with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter. Business needs will require some degree of office-based working, but the balance of time can be spent in the office or remotely (subject to agreement with the line manager).
Date advert posted: Friday, 11 September 2026
Closing date: Friday, 25 September 2026
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. We especially welcome and encourage applications from those from under-represented groups within the University workforce, such as those who identify as LGBT +, BAME or those with disabilities. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University.