Research Assistant (Part Time)
Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
School of Medicine
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
We are looking for a Part Time Research Assistant to join the National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH) Intervention Development team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to pioneering research in mental health intervention, with a focus on the use of Targeted Memory Reactivation during sleep as a potential treatment for PTSD and depression.
In this role, you will:
- Support the clinical evaluation of a novel intervention aimed at alleviating traumatic memories through Targeted Memory Reactivation during sleep, with the goal of reducing symptoms of PTSD and depression.
- Undertake research by planning, preparing, setting up and conducting research via a range of methods such as questionnaires and interviews.
- Actively participate within the research group, communicating and presenting research with internal and external partners.
- Conduct overnight studies in the CUBRIC sleep lab.
We’d like to hear from you if you have:
- Knowledge and experience of research methods and techniques within mental health research.
- Proven communication skills.
- Excellent organisational and team-working skills.
This post is based at the Hadyn Ellis Building, Cathays campus.
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.
Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave pro rata (incl bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.
How we will support you in performing in this role –
There are some things that you must have before you can start this role (see ‘Essential Criteria’), but other things can be developed either through training, or just by general on-the-job experience. We want to support and develop you once you have started in the role using a combination of the following to get the best out of you:
1. Regular one-to-ones with your manager
2. An experienced and supportive team around you
3. Supporting you through job-relevant training and development that you may require
4. A mentoring scheme
For informal enquiries please contact Dr Catrin Lewis via email: [email protected]
This post is part-time (24.5 hours per week), available from immediately and fixed term until 1st June 2029.
Salary: £33,951 - £36,636 per annum, pro rata (Grade 5). Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances.
Date advert posted: Thursday, 13 August 2026
Closing date: Thursday, 3 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 under-represented groups within the University workforce, such as those who identify as LGBT+, Ethnic Minority 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