Research Assistant/Associate (DI Study)

Job description

Salary: Reserach Assistant - £33,951 to £35,608 per annum Reserach Associate - £36,636 to £46,049 per annum Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you. Closing Date: 28 May 2026: The Role: We are seeking a highly motivated Research Assistant/Associate to join the DISCOVER Implementation Study, a multi-site mixed-methods research programme investigating the sustainability and scale-up of DISCOVER, a schools-based mental health intervention for young people aged 16 to 18 years. Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme and led by Professor June Brown (King’s College London), the study is being delivered across five NHS regions in England in collaboration with Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs), schools, and Higher Education Institutions responsible for MHST training. The project builds on the successful BESST trial and aims to understand how DISCOVER can be implemented effectively and sustainably within real-world NHS and s...